Ella
before every consultationappointment
Pre-appointment history capture that saves clinician time at the start of the visit.
Patients speak before the appointment. Clinicians start with a prepared note instead of rebuilding the opening history in the room.
Before the appointment
One flow.Three perspectives aligned.
Patients speak before the appointment. Clinicians start with the prepared context. Clinic teams keep each consultation tied to the right review route.
AI for human-led clinical care
The future of clinical care is not AI replacing human judgement. It is AI extending it, returning time and clarity to the people who care.
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The patient explains it in ordinary language
Ella opens with a guided consultation instead of a rigid intake form, so the history starts with the patient's own words rather than a compressed checklist.
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Ella processes the story as it unfolds
As the patient speaks, Ella follows the timeline, recognises useful clinical signals, and selects the next clarifying question so the clinician receives structured context, not just a transcript.
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The clinician opens a prepared note
By review time, the main concern, timeline, and supporting detail are already grouped into a note the clinician can scan before the appointment instead of rebuilding the opening history in the room.
ROI calculator / live model
Saved clinician time, translated into annual value.
Adjust three inputs. Assumes one clinician per 2,000 patients, 18 appointments each day, and 220 working days a year.Illustrative planning model, not a forecast or guarantee.
Inputs
Live defaultsPricing £4.81 / patient / year
Annual impact
GBPEstimated return on investment 3.77 times, with net annual savings of £106,700.
- ROI
- 3.77x
- Net annual savings
- £106,700
Value returned / annual cost
After annual Ella cost
- Annual cost
- £38,500
- Time value
- £145,200
- Capacity
- 39.6 / day
- FTE
- 0.91
£3,208 / month
1,452 hrs / year
10-minute visits
capacity returned
Time distribution
What moves before the visit
Estimated shift in a 10-minute clinical start.
Typical start
10 min
Opening history
5 minDecision making
3 minDocumentation
2 min
With Ella
4.5 min
Prepared before visit
0 minCollected before the clinician opens the visit.
Review prepared note
1.1 minDecision making
3 minDocumentation
0.4 min
- Per consultation
- 5.5 min
- Per day
- 396 min
- Per year
- 1,452 hrs
- Patient / day
- 1.3p
Methodology
- One clinician per 2,000 patients
- 18 consultations per clinician each day
- 220 working days each year
- Only direct clinician time is counted here
What this does not count
- Lower repeat questioning inside the room
- Faster review before the visit starts
- Better continuity when the clinic context stays attached
- Reduced admin cleanup after the consultation