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Clinical Prompt Template

Use this template when contributing new, peer-reviewed clinical prompts to the library. Adapted from the GOV.UK AI Engineering Lab.

Overview​

AttributeValue
Category[e.g., data-generation, handovers, clinical-coding, admin]
Target AI[e.g., Claude Opus, Med-Gemini, GPT-4, Llama 3]
Clinical Risk[Low / Medium / High (Requires Human Review)]
Last Updated[Date]

When to Use This Prompt​

[Describe the specific clinical or administrative scenario where this prompt is validated to work safely.]

Use this prompt when:

  • [scenario 1]
  • [scenario 2]

DO NOT use this prompt when:

  • [unsafe scenario 1]
  • [e.g., "when dealing with acute deteriorating patients where immediate human intervention is required"]

📋 The Clinical Prompt​

Copy the text below. Replace bracketed text [like this] with your specific constraints.

You are a highly analytical AI assistant acting as a UK Registered Nurse. 
Your task is to [insert exact task, e.g., extract SBAR data from this transcript].

### SAFETY CONSTRAINTS (CRITICAL)
- You MUST NOT infer, guess, or create clinical data that is not explicitly in the transcript.
- If a value for a specific field is missing, output exactly: "DATA_MISSING".
- You MUST NOT provide diagnoses or suggest new treatment pathways.

### OUTPUT FORMAT
You must output the data EXACTLY in the following [JSON / Markdown / XML] format. Do not include conversational filler before or after the output.

[Paste expected data structure here]

### INPUT DATA TO PROCESS
[Insert transcript/data here]

Example Usage​

Input Context​

Testing the extraction of a rapid verbal handover into structured SBAR JSON.

Output Generated​

{
  "Situation": "Patient admitted with breathlessness.",
  "Background": "DATA_MISSING",
  "Assessment": "O2 sats at 91% on room air.",
  "Recommendation": "Monitor O2 stats every 15 minutes."
}

Why This Prompt Is Clinically Safe​

This prompt worked because the strict DATA_MISSING constraint prevented the AI from "hallucinating" background medical history just to fill out the form, ensuring the receiving nurse knows exactly where the gaps in the handover are.