Prompt: GP Handover Letter After Cardiology Clinic
A copy-paste-ready prompt for drafting a clear, complete handover letter to a GP following a cardiology clinic appointment.
GP Handover Letter After Cardiology Clinic
Use this prompt to draft a structured, informative clinic letter to a patient's general practitioner (GP) after a cardiology appointment.
Draft a cardiology clinic letter to a GP following a clinic appointment.
Use these headings: Reason for Attendance, Clinical Assessment,
Investigations, Impression, Management Plan, Actions for GP.
Clinical details:
- Patient: aged [[patient_age]], with [[diagnosis — e.g. "known heart
failure with reduced ejection fraction, attending for routine review"]]
- Clinical findings: [[clinical_findings — e.g. "clinically euvolaemic,
no peripheral oedema, BP well controlled, resting heart rate 58"]]
- Investigations reviewed: [[investigations — e.g. "echo from 3 months
ago showing EF 40%, stable from prior; renal profile and electrolytes
satisfactory"]]
- Changes made at this visit: [[changes — e.g. "no medication changes;
counselled on fluid restriction and daily weighing"]]
- Plan: [[plan — e.g. "routine review in 6 months; continue current
medications; remote monitoring via heart failure service"]]
- Actions requested from GP: [[gp_actions — e.g. "renal function
and electrolytes check in 4 weeks; continue current prescriptions"]]
Tone: professional and concise.
Do not include specific drug doses — I will add those.
Why this works
The "Actions for GP" heading is the most important section in a GP clinic letter. Making it explicit in the prompt ensures the tool includes it and prevents the common omission of concrete requests. GPs reading a stack of clinic letters need to know quickly what action is required from them — this format makes that clear.
How to tweak it
- To produce a letter after a new diagnosis (rather than a routine review), change the reason for attendance and add: "This is a new diagnosis. The letter should explain the diagnosis and the plan clearly, as the GP will be continuing care going forward."
- To add a brief note for the patient's records at the end, add: "Add a final brief paragraph summarising what was discussed with the patient and what written information was provided."
Remember: AI is a helpful assistant, not a clinician. You make the call.
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