Accurx to supply AI-scribing tool for large-scale NHS hospital rollout

AI-scribing software from Accurx is being rolled out to secondary care clinicians in Leicestershire and Northamptonshire.

University Hospitals of Leicester NHS Trust (UHL) and University Hospitals of Northamptonshire Group (UHN) have jointly procured the ambient voice technology (AVT) solution, which will be used by 10,000 clinicians across acute and community hospitals in the region.

Accurx Scribe, powered by Tandem Health, captures consultations and automatically drafts clinical notes, summaries and letters, which are then reviewed by clinicians before being sent to patients or other healthcare professionals.

Will Monaghan, group chief digital officer at UHL-UHN, said: “As members of the Trustworthy and Responsible AI Network (TRAIN), we put a high priority on ensuring the safety of patient data, the accuracy of information recorded, and the importance of human oversight when working with AI systems.

“The results from the pilot, Accurx’s track record on safety and governance and the strong integration of staff feedback made the case compelling.

“We are excited to be sharing our learnings and leading on the roll out of this cutting-edge technology, which has transformative potential for the way we work.”

He added that administrative colleagues are being supported during the AVT roll-out, recognising that it will change the way the organisation works.

A pilot, which ran across multiple settings and specialties, found that clinicians reported significant time savings and improvements across multiple settings of care.

Clinicians reported saving eight minutes per patient on documentation post-clinic and an average of one hour of admin time per day.

Letters were also sent to patients on the same day, down from an average of two to three days before the AVT was deployed.

Dr Jeremy Tong, chief medical information officer at UHL, said: “This transformation is clinically led, digitally enabled and operationally delivered, and that approach has been central to our work throughout.

“Following our successful pilot, clinicians told us AVT enabled them to use their time more effectively to focus on patient care, so they could complete referrals or carry out telephone appointments in the knowledge that information would be sent to patients more quickly.

“It also gave them more confidence when speaking with a patient, because they knew the AVT was capturing key information.”

The AVT will be used by around 2.5 million outpatient appointments each year across the four-year programme.

Dr Satya Raghuvanshi, vice president of clinical at Accurx, said: “Frontline clinicians routinely face hours playing catch up to documentation outside of their shifts. The rollout of Scribe is about addressing that pressure in a meaningful way and giving them precious time back.

“For patients, it delivers something equally important: clear, immediate communication after an appointment. That shift reduces anxiety, prevents delays in care, and ensures continuity from the moment they leave the consultation.”

Accurx and Tandem Health launched the AI tool in April 2025, which was rolled out to more than 200,000 existing Accurx users in GP practices, hospital, community and mental health settings.

Will Monaghan will keynote at Digital Health Rewired 2026 which is taking place on 24-25 March. Register here.