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Message the GP surgery clearly without a novel
You need an appointment or advice path and the e-consult box is tiny. Get a clear short message with symptoms as you experience them — not a self-diagnosis.
The prompt · ChatGPT
Write a clear message to the GP surgery. What I need: [appointment / advice / admin] What I've noticed and how long: [my words] Urgent red flags I've noticed: [if any] Admin details: [NHS number optional, DOB] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short clear message. 2. What to put in subject/reason field if any. 3. Self-diagnosis language to remove. 4. If red flags suggest emergency, tell me to call 999 or NHS 111 instead of messaging. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Not medical advice. UK English. Stay in this ChatGPT chat. Do not turn on apps or connectors, and do not use memory from another chat.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. appointment / advice / admin: a short note you already have. my words: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
The prompt · Claude
Write a clear message to the GP surgery. What I need: [appointment / advice / admin] What I've noticed and how long: [my words] Urgent red flags I've noticed: [if any] Admin details: [NHS number optional, DOB] Ask me up to 3 short questions first if anything important is missing. Wait for my answers. Then: 1. A short clear message. 2. What to put in subject/reason field if any. 3. Self-diagnosis language to remove. 4. If red flags suggest emergency, tell me to call 999 or NHS 111 instead of messaging. Only use what I've told you, leave blanks for anything I haven't given, and don't invent facts, quotes or what the other person thinks. Not medical advice. UK English. Stay in this Claude chat. Do not use a connector, and do not open a project that already holds someone else's files.
A short example
Fill the blanks, then paste. appointment / advice / admin: a short note you already have. my words: a short note you already have. Leave the rest of the prompt as written.
You state what you need.
The assistant asks about urgency red flags.
You get a short surgery message.
What happens
Use Claude to message the GP surgery clearly without a novel
You need an appointment or advice path and the e-consult box is tiny. Get a clear short message with symptoms as you experience them — not a self-diagnosis.
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