27/11/2024
Amazing to see TORTUS featured in the BMJ this week!
👨⚕️ Imagine leaving work 15 minutes earlier every day, with the peace of mind that your patients received your undivided attention.
That’s the reality for Dave Triska, a Surrey GP and an enthusiastic early adopter of TORTUS. As both a user and consultant for TORTUS and NHS England, Dr. Triska is proving that AI is not just a tech trend—it’s a powerful tool reshaping how clinicians deliver care.
📄 Less Admin, More Patient Care
Dr. Triska highlights the transformative impact of AI-driven tools like TORTUS, which perform "ambient transcription"—listening to consultations and automatically generating detailed, structured notes. For him, this means spending less time typing and more time solving problems for his patients.
“Now my energies are totally focused on problem-solving and finding creative solutions,” he says.
⏳ The Results Speak for Themselves:
Over 4,900 consultations using TORTUS with only one patient opting out.
Sessions ending 10-15 minutes earlier, thanks to streamlined documentation.
AI helping practices save thousands by automating policy reviews instead of outsourcing to consultants.
🧠 Dr. Triska explains how AI relieves clinicians of the cognitive load of multitasking during consultations:
“If you’re taking notes yourself, you’re using two different bits of your brain: the memory bit is working really hard to structure and organise [information], while your creative thinking and processing bit is trying to come up with novel solutions.”
🌟 Patients Are Ready—Are We?
Interestingly, patients are less wary of AI than many healthcare professionals. For Dr. Triska, AI tools like TORTUS offer an immediate opportunity to address the NHS’s administrative backlog, enabling doctors to refocus on care.
📢 The Call to Action
Dr. Triska emphasizes the importance of involving clinicians in AI development:
“We need clinicians who use these tools daily advising manufacturers and central bodies like NHS England. Otherwise, we risk delivering solutions that don’t work in the real world.”
🔮 The Takeaway
AI isn’t a futuristic fantasy; it’s a practical, actionable solution for today’s healthcare challenges. The “low-hanging fruit” of administrative tasks could be the key to reducing burnout, improving patient care, and reclaiming valuable time for clinicians.
👉 Want to see how TORTUS can help transform your practice?
Try it for free today: https://app.tortus.ai
Let’s embrace the tools that let us focus on what truly matters: caring for our patients.
https://thedoctor.bma.org.uk/articles/health-society/artificial-intelligence-like-a-friend-over-your-shoulder/
While there is an ongoing ethical debate around artificial intelligence, many safe and highly effective AI tools have already found their way into healthcare. Doctors who use them explain that with the right safeguards they can have huge benefits
