About
TORTUS is an innovative AI-powered assistant specifically designed to enhance the efficiency of healthcare professionals by automating time-consuming administrative tasks. Developed by a team of practicing doctors, expert software designers, and machine learning scientists, TORTUS is engineered to seamlessly integrate with clinicians’ existing workflows, enabling them to focus more on patient care. By leveraging advanced speech-to-text AI and large language models, TORTUS efficiently captures audio during patient consultations to instantly generate summaries, letters, and clinical codes. TORTUS has been shown to reduce the administrative burden on clinicians by up to 25%, contributing to improved clinician satisfaction. It is a UK-based AI company that adheres to NHS DTAC compliance for this type of technology, underpinning its commitment to patient safety and data security.
Key Facts
- Innovative AI technology: TORTUS is an advanced AI-powered assistant designed to automate medical documentation processes. It captures audio during patient consultations and generates summaries, letters, and clinical codes using advanced speech-to-text AI and large language models.
- Integration and interoperability: TORTUS can seamlessly integrates with existing Electronic Health Record (EHR) systems to enhance efficiency and streamlining workflows.
- Time and efficiency: The use of TORTUS reduces the administrative burden on clinicians and allows them to spend more time on direct patient care and less time on electronic health records.
- Compliance and security: TORTUS is a UK-based AI company that is NHS DTAC compliant, and it meets GDPR and HIPAA standards for data security. TORTUS is currently the only Class 1 Medical Device certified for ambient voice technology in the UK and worldwide. It does not store any patient data, ensuring data security and privacy.
- Impact on patient care: Clinicians using TORTUS are able to focus more on patient interactions. This tool has been shown to improve the quality of documentation and enhance patient care by allowing clinicians to give full attention to their patients.
- Designed by experts: TORTUS is developed by a diverse team comprising practicing NHS clinicians, software designers, and machine learning scientists with firsthand experience in tackling the administrative challenges faced by healthcare professionals.
These attributes collectively underscore TORTUS’s commitment to advancing healthcare through technology, safety compliance, and improving both clinician and patient experiences.
Successes in UK/NHS
TORTUS has made significant strides in its collaboration with the NHS, focusing on improving healthcare delivery through innovative AI solutions tailored for primary care settings. TORTUS is in it’s final phase of an NHS backed IV phase evaluation, involving 5000 real-world patients, across multiple sites across NHS London, including Great Ormond Street Hospital. This has demonstrated significant time savings and increased direct care time. Currently, TORTUS's deployment is actively underway in various NHS settings, improving healthcare delivery by shortening consultation times and enhancing the quality of documentation. The system's success is further backed by its adherence to NHS Digital Technology Assessment Criteria (DTAC) and other compliance standards. Current usage: Working with 6 NHS trusts and 100+ primary care clinics and rising. Serving over 3,000 patients per week across NHS and rising.Company details
Solutions
Improving quality & efficiency
Specialism
Operational Efficiency
Company details

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£0-2m
Funding Status
Not seeking funding
Markets already exporting to
United Kingdom
Desired customer types
Hospital providers