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Self-referral assistant for NHS Talking Therapies

ValidatedActive deploymentDeveloping evidence

Formally validated with a published Assurance Pack.

Supports patient self-referral by collecting clinical information conversationally and routing referrals, reducing administrative wait time.

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Clinical context
Clinical problem
Support communication
Point of care
Pre-admission
Nature of AI output
A classification
Clinical specialty
Psychiatry
Care setting
Community care
Patient population
Adults self-referring to NHS Talking Therapies (IAPT) services for common mental health conditions.
Intended use
Supports patient self-referral by collecting clinical information conversationally and routing referrals, reducing administrative wait time.
Technology
AI technique
NLP / large language model
Input data
Patient-reported data
Output type
Classification
Autonomy level
Human in the loop (human acts)
Model provenance
Vendor proprietary
Model version
Built on a general-purpose model
Yes
Deployment
Status
Active deployment
Country
United Kingdom
Deployment date
1 April 2023
Sites
4
Regulatory & governance
EU AI Act risk tier
Limited risk
High-risk basis
Not applicable
Medical device
No
EU MDR class
Not a device
CE marking
Not required
FDA status
Not applicable
ISO 14971 risk class
Low
GDPR processing basis
Consent
GDPR DPIA
Completed
Data identifiability
Pseudonymised
Explainability method
None
Human oversight model
A clinician reviews every referral before assessment; risk responses trigger immediate human escalation.
NICE evidence standards
ESF tier
Tier B — inform / monitor
Evidence category
Category 2
Performance summary
Headline metric
Accuracy
Value
0.93
Subgroup performance assessed
Yes
Known bias signals

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Assurance Pack

Validation artefact produced by the AIH Lab review panel.

Criteria version
2026.1
Result
PASSED
Issued
15 March 2023
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Evidence records

Studies and evaluations attached to this use case.

  • Prospective observational

    Accuracy: 0.93

    Population: IAPT self-referrals, 30k referrals

Contributors

Deploying organisation
[demo] Oxford University Hospitals NHS FT · Hospital / health system · United Kingdom
AI vendor
[demo] Limbic · United Kingdom
Product name
Limbic Access