Prompt: Discharge Summary for a Metabolic or Endocrine Admission

Use this prompt to draft a discharge summary after an endocrine or metabolic inpatient admission. Replace the items in {{double curly brackets}} with your own details.

Never paste real patient names, dates of birth, NHS numbers, or any other identifying information into an AI tool. Use general descriptors only.

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The Prompt

Draft a structured discharge summary for a {{patient_age}}-year-old admitted with {{admission_reason — e.g. "diabetic ketoacidosis" or "adrenal crisis" or "severe hypoglycaemia"}}.

Key points to include:
- Reason for admission: {{admission_reason}}
- Relevant background: {{brief_background — e.g. "known type 1 diabetes, insulin pump user" or "known adrenal insufficiency, recent intercurrent illness"}}
- What was done during the admission — describe the management approach in general terms, no specific drug doses: {{what_was_done}}
- Discharge plan: {{discharge_plan}}
- Follow-up arrangements: {{followup}}
- Key instructions for the GP: {{gp_instructions}}

Professional tone. Use clear subheadings for each section. Around 300 words. Do not include specific drug doses.

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Why This Works

Discharge summaries are often written quickly under pressure, which means important information is at risk of being missed or buried. This prompt forces a systematic structure — reason, background, management, plan, follow-up, GP instructions — and produces a draft you review and complete rather than compose from scratch. The structure also helps GPs find the information they need quickly.

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How to Tweak It

• Add "Include a brief section describing what the patient and family were told at discharge" to capture the patient communication element, which is often missing from summaries.
• Add "Flag any outstanding investigations or results that the GP needs to follow up, and note what action is required if results are abnormal" if investigations are still pending at the point of discharge.

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Remember: AI is a helpful assistant, not a clinician. You make the call.