Topic AI questions allows you to choose different questions and questionnaires to ask patients when they submit a PATCHS request. You can choose from over 90 different clinical topics predicted by Topic AI and any template questions and questionnaires in PATCHS - either our standard ones or ones you've created yourself.
Default settings
There are certain questions and questionnaires we recommend as standard. These are:
| Topic | Question or questionnaire |
| ADHD | ADHD self report scale questionnaire |
| Anxiety | GAD-7 questionnaire |
| Asthma | Asthma control questionnaire |
| Dermatology | Attach Photo question |
| Autism | Autistic Spectrum Quotient questionnaire |
| Back pain | Back pain red flag questionnaire |
| Cough | Cough questionnaire |
| Depression | PHQ-9 questionnaire |
| Sleepiness | Daytime sleepiness questionnaire |
| Snoring | Daytime sleepiness questionnaire |
| Knee | Knee pain score questionnaire |
| Prostate | IPSS questionnaire |
| Sick note |
Sick / Fit note details questionnaire |
| Smoking | Smoking status questionnaire |
| Sore throat | FeverPAIN questionnaire + Attach Photo (tonsils) question |
Change question order
You can change the order in which questions and questionnaires are asked to patients (if a topic is predicted by Topic AI) by dragging them up and down the list.
Add new question
You can add your own questions or questionnaires by using selector on the right of the page. These include any of our standard PATCHS message templates and any you've added yourself as a practice.
Please note you are responsible for the clinical safety of any questions or questionnaires you add. However, gathering further information from patients via questions is felt by our safety team to be safe as long as you do not also give the patient information, for example signposting to other services.
Please also note that Topic AI may:
- Predict topics that aren't there (false positives) - meaning patients may be asked questions or to complete questionnaires that aren't relevant (though they can decline to answer them).
- Miss topics that are there (false negatives) - meaning patients may not be asked questions or to complete questionnaires you'd like them to (though you can ask the patients the questions or questionnaires manually by sending them a message from a template).