A Glasgow tech firm that has developed an AI assistant for patients and clinicians is looking to new markets after securing £250,000 investment.
GeneralPractice.AI is looking to expand its existing presence in the UK and Australia thanks to the funding round led by led by Deepbridge Capital.
Founded by Dr Angus Perry, a practising GP in Alness and Invergordon in the Highlands, the platform has its own personalised healthcare app for patients with lifestyle-focused resources, enhancing patient wellbeing and connection.
The My Lifestyle Hub provides patients with lifestyle advice, connecting them to community resources, and engaging them in their own healthcare journey “long before crisis point”.
It also has an AI-powered GP Management Plan and a Post-Consultation Scribe, a note-taking feature allowing GPs to summarise the session and input the information into patients’ records.
Dr Perry enrolled onto the NHS Clinical Entrepreneur Programme’s Scottish cohort in 2023 and GeneralPractice.AI launched the same year. He called the investment “a huge step forward” in using AI “to enhance clinical care and place prevention at the heart of primary care”.
He thanked both CEP and its Scottish Coordination Group – of which formal NHS Scotland partner InnoScot Health is a member – and said: “Your guidance and network have been important to helping shape the direction of GeneralPractice.AI.”
Gillian Henderson, head of innovation commercialisation at InnoScot Health, said: “We would like to wholeheartedly congratulate Angus on this key milestone as he looks to further growth and new markets, complementing the already burgeoning presence of GeneralPractice.AI in both the UK and Australia.
“It’s an exciting time for this personalised AI-powered software which offers a suite of over 50 applications including clinical tools for tailored practice management, transcription of rapid, accurate consultation notes, and its leading capability – empowering GPs to provide effective lifestyle modification to patients.”
She added: “As part of CEP’s Scottish Coordination Group, we’re proud to see GeneralPractice.AI go from strength to strength thanks in part to the programme’s dedicated support, vital learnings, and ability to help NHS entrepreneurs forge key connections.
“We wish him well in his ongoing efforts to help transform healthcare and realise better patient outcomes through a unique approach to leveraging cutting-edge technologies.”
She said: “If you have fresh, innovative ideas and startup ambitions, and are keen to hone your entrepreneurial skills without having to leave the health service, then I would urge you to apply and experience the benefits like Angus did.”
Dr Perry has said how the CEP had given him “inspiration, knowledge and great contacts” on his journey to entrepreneurial success.
He said: “It’s truly remarkable how the programme has fostered a supportive culture and ecosystem, where individuals consistently go above and beyond to help one another.
“Personally, I am grateful for the in-person, virtual and local sessions, which have provided me with insights into various aspects of running a business and being an effective leader.”
InnoScot Health part of a collaborative group of organisations alongside The Digital Health & Care Innovation Centre (DHI), Codebase, NHS Education for Scotland (NES), Scottish Enterprise, and Chief Scientist Office (CSO) – supporting Scottish innovators taking part in CEP, which is delivered by Anglia Ruskin University (ARU) and part of the NHS Accelerated Access Collaborative (AAC).