The App that books, refills and checks patients in.

PatientFlow is the patient app that plugs into your practice diary. Cancellations refill in minutes, patients know their real start time, and check‑in happens on arrival. Your team does nothing new.

Patients verified with NHS login Connects directly to EMIS Data stays in the UK
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Good Morning, Amara
The Willow Surgery · linked with NHS login
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Dr Priya Patel
GP partner · Room 4
EST. 10:34
10:20 booked
Clinic running 14 min behind.
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One platform, the whole visit

Everything between your diary and your patients.

PatientFlow reads and writes to your EMIS diary in real time, then handles the entire patient journey automatically.

Booking

Real slots from your live diary, any hour of the day

Refill

Cancelled slots reoffered to matched patients in minutes

Predicted times

Patients see when they'll genuinely be seen

Check‑in

Arrival detected at the door, reception sees it instantly

Why it matters
0m
GP appointments missed every year in England
NHS England
£0m
the estimated annual cost of those empty slots
NHS England
0s
for PatientFlow to begin reoffering a cancelled slot
Design target
24/7
patients can book, move and track without calling
Always on
How it works
01

One tap. Verified. Linked.

Patients sign in with NHS login and PatientFlow links straight to your EMIS diary. Nothing for reception to install, learn or log into.

Identity verified before a single slot is shown Practice onboarding in under a week
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Exactly the appointment they need.

Patients choose the clinician, the day, morning or afternoon, and give a reason upfront. They can ask for a longer slot when something needs more time, all from real availability in your diary.

Continuity with their usual GP built in Reasons captured upfront to support triage
03

Cancellations refill themselves.

The moment a slot opens, it's offered to the best matched waiting patients. Confirm first, always. Nothing books without the patient saying yes.

Slots held briefly so offers stay fair Your booking rules, applied automatically
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The real start time, not the booked one.

PatientFlow reads how the clinic is actually running and tells each patient when they'll genuinely be seen, clearly labelled as an estimate.

A leave‑by nudge, tuned to their journey Quieter waiting rooms, calmer clinics
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Checked in before they reach the desk.

A geofence marks patients as arrived the moment they walk in. Reception sees it instantly and the front desk queue simply disappears.

Works with your existing arrivals screen Every arrival timestamped and audited
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PatientFlow uses NHS login to confirm who you are and find your GP surgery. You only do this once.

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Dr A. Patel, my usual GP
Date
Tue 14 Jul
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The moment a slot opens at your requested time, we book it for you and send confirmation.
Reason
Knee pain, left knee, ongoing for weeks
I need a longer appointment
Requests a 20 minute slot
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Slot just opened

Today, 14:40 with Dr Priya Patel just became free. You're first in line. Want it?

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Earlier today

Your booked slot Thu 09:10 is confirmed. We'll keep looking for anything sooner.

9:58
Your morning, live
Booked timeDr Patel · Room 4
10:20
Predicted startrunning +14 min · estimate
10:34
Leave home by18 min door to door
10:05

We'll nudge you if the clinic speeds up or slows down.

10:18
The Willow Surgery
You're checked in

Reception can see you've arrived. Room 4 in about 12 minutes.

Queue position2nd
The PatientFlow difference

Small moments, fixed properly.

Filled today, not wasted.

A 2pm cancellation becomes a 2pm consultation. Empty slots are recovered while they can still help someone.

No more 8am scramble.

Patients who can book, move and track their own appointments don't join the phone queue at opening time.

A calmer front desk.

Check‑in happens at the door and questions answer themselves in the app. Reception gets their morning back.

For practices

Built to disappear into your workflow.

Your team keeps working in EMIS exactly as they do today. PatientFlow works behind the scenes, and every action it takes is visible, reversible and yours to control.

  • Zero new logins for staffReads and writes straight into EMIS, inside the system you already use
  • Confirm first, alwaysNo slot is booked, moved or cancelled without the patient accepting
  • Your booking rules, enforcedSlot types, embargoes and clinician preferences are respected automatically
  • Every action auditedA timestamped trail of every offer, acceptance and check‑in, exportable any time
  • Live in under a weekNo hardware, no setup fee, no training day for founding practices
The Willow Surgery · TodayLive
96%List filled +4%
3Slots refilled today
11Arrived auto
14:40 Dr Patel · refilled after cancellation Refilled
M. Okafor arrived · checked in at the door Arrived
15:10 Nurse clinic · offer out to 3 patients Offering
J. Whitfield confirmed Thu 09:10 via app Booked
Recall · smear reminder sent, L. Ahmed booked Booked

The practice view. Reception sees everything, touches nothing.

Trust and safety

Built to the standard NHS primary care expects.

PatientFlow is built for NHS primary care from day one, and we're precise about what it is, what it isn't, and where your patients' data lives.

NHS login verified

Every patient proves who they are with NHS login before they see a single slot. We never see a password.

IM1 conformance

Our EMIS IM1 pairing is in progress. Founding practices go live as conformance completes.

UK data residency

Patient data is processed and stored in the UK, encrypted in transit and at rest, aligned to UK GDPR.

Honest by design

Predicted times are labelled as estimates. PatientFlow is not a medical device and gives no clinical advice.

What it's worth

See what missed appointments cost your practice.

Based on NHS England's average cost of £30 per missed GP appointment.

9,900
England average list size: about 9,900
5%
National average: about 1 in 20 appointments (5%)
Every refilled slot is an appointment that was already paid for.
Currently lost to DNAs each year
£74,250
with PatientFlow
Recovered every year
£37,125

That's 24 appointments back in your diary every week.

A practice recovers the annual cost of PatientFlow by refilling roughly one cancelled appointment per working day.

Estimates, not guarantees. Assumes around 5 GP consultations per registered patient per year (NHS Digital) and NHS England's £30 average cost per missed appointment. Your figures will vary with list, clinic mix and season.

Questions

Asked by every practice manager.

Something we've missed? Ask us anything at hello@patientflowapp.com.

Does it work with our clinical system?

We're building for EMIS Web first, connecting through the IM1 interface, with conformance in progress. SystmOne practices can register interest now and will follow. Your team keeps working in your clinical system exactly as they do today.

What does the front desk have to do?

Nothing new. There's no dashboard to watch, no logins to remember and no training day. Bookings, refills and arrivals land in your diary and arrivals screen the way they always have. The practice view exists if you want it, not because you need it.

Can PatientFlow book without a patient confirming?

No. Nothing is written to your diary without the patient’s instruction. Patients either accept each offer, or explicitly switch on auto booking for a request they created themselves. Every action is timestamped in an audit trail you can export.

Is patient data safe?

Patients verify their identity with NHS login, data is processed and stored in the UK, and everything is encrypted in transit and at rest. We're aligning to UK GDPR, the DSP Toolkit and DTAC as part of our NHS assurance work.

What does it cost?

Founding practices pay nothing to onboard and get preferential pricing locked in before general launch. We'll share the full pricing model with waitlisted practices first.

When can we go live?

We're onboarding the founding cohort as IM1 conformance completes. Joining the waitlist reserves your place in the queue and gets you direct access to the team building it.

Early access · Founding practices

Join the practices already on the list.

Practices across the UK are signing up to shape PatientFlow around their patient lists, with free onboarding and a direct line to the team building it.

No spam, no sales calls. One email when your slot opens.

You're on the list.

We'll be in touch as your onboarding slot approaches.

Free onboarding for founding practices  ·  Onboarded in order of sign-up