Ambient AI scribes in general practice: Unlocking efficiency
Format
Other (see below)
Number of participants
Duration
Course overview
- What are ambient AI scribes? How they work and where they fit in primary care
- Overview of available tools: capabilities, integration with EMIS and workflow fit
- Clinical and administrative benefits: reducing documentation burden, improving consultation quality
- Patient consent, confidentiality, and information governance considerations
- Practical implementation: getting started, staff training, and embedding into daily practice
- Clinical safety considerations: accuracy, oversight, and maintaining professional responsibility.
Format
- Demonstration of an ambient AI scribe tool in a simulated consultation
- Case-based discussion: before and after AI scribe use — impact on documentation and time
- Small group exercise: designing a practice-level consent and IG approach
- Q&A panel discussion drawing on real implementation experience.
Learning outcomes
- Understand how ambient AI scribe technology functions within a GP consultation workflow
- Evaluate the potential efficiency gains and risks of implementing AI scribes in practice
- Apply consent and information governance principles to the use of ambient AI tools
- Develop an implementation plan for introducing AI scribes safely in their clinical setting
- Critically assess AI-generated outputs and maintain appropriate clinical oversight.
Who should attend
GPs, GP trainees, practice nurses, physician associates, practice managers, digital transformation leads, primary care network clinical directors.
Cost per session
Pre-training requirement
