ChatGPT prompts for allied health professionals

These ChatGPT prompts for allied health professionals cover the writing that eats into clinical time: assessment reports, GP letters, NDIS and workers compensation reports, patient handouts and clinic admin. Each prompt has [placeholders] for your details and works in any AI assistant your practice approves, including ChatGPT, Claude and AusGPT.

Before you use AI in clinical work#

Ahpra's guidance applies. Ahpra and the National Boards have published guidance, Meeting your professional obligations when using Artificial Intelligence in healthcare, which explains how existing codes of conduct apply when practitioners use AI. Its key principles:

• Accountability. You remain responsible for safe, quality care and must apply human judgement to any AI output.
• Understanding. Know enough about the tool to use it safely, including its intended use, limitations, where data is located and how it's stored.
• Transparency. Tell patients and clients about your use of AI and consider their concerns.
• Informed consent. Involve patients in decisions to use AI tools that need their personal data, obtain informed consent, and ideally note their response in the record.
• Ethical and legal issues. Including privacy and confidentiality, bias, and your employer's AI governance.

Ahpra's guidance covers registered professions such as physiotherapy, occupational therapy and psychology. Speech pathologists, dietitians and exercise physiologists aren't registered through a National Board, but the same principles are a sensible baseline alongside your association's code.

Protect patient information. The OAIC recommends that organisations don't enter personal information, particularly sensitive information such as health information, into publicly available generative AI tools. Even in an approved tool, de-identify where you can: use [Client] or [Patient], an age range instead of a date of birth, and no Medicare, NDIS or claim numbers, addresses or contact details.

Check everything. AI can misstate findings, invent details or overstate certainty. Every prompt below tells the AI to use only what you provide and to flag gaps, but you still need to read every line before it goes into a record or leaves the clinic.

Clinical report writing#

Initial assessment summary#

You are helping a [profession, e.g. physiotherapist] write an initial assessment summary. Using only my de-identified notes below, write a clear summary with headings: Reason for referral, Relevant history, Assessment findings, Clinical impression, Plan.

Rules:
- Use [Client] instead of a name.
- Don't add findings, diagnoses or measurements that aren't in my notes.
- Keep my clinical reasoning; improve clarity and structure only.
- List any gaps or inconsistencies at the end as questions for me.

Notes: [paste de-identified notes]

Functional assessment narrative (OT)#

Turn my de-identified occupational therapy assessment notes into a functional narrative describing how [Client] performs [activities, e.g. self-care, domestic tasks, community access]. For each activity, describe current performance, level of assistance, environmental factors and risks, using objective language. Don't recommend supports. I'll add recommendations myself.

Notes: [paste]

Plain-language summary of a speech pathology report#

Write a plain-English summary of the speech pathology report below for [Client]'s family. Explain the main findings and what they mean for everyday communication, in under 250 words, with no jargon (or explain any term you must use). Keep the meaning exactly the same and don't add recommendations that aren't in the report.

Report: [paste de-identified report]

Structure a psychology report from my notes#

I'm a psychologist drafting a report for [purpose, e.g. a referring GP]. Organise my de-identified notes under these headings: Referral question, Background, Assessment (measures used and results as I've recorded them), Formulation, Recommendations. Keep my wording for clinical opinions and scores exactly as written. Flag anything that looks inconsistent rather than correcting it.

Notes: [paste]

Discharge or progress summary#

Write a concise [discharge/progress] summary from these de-identified notes. Include: episode of care dates (as placeholders), interventions provided, outcome measures at start and now as recorded, goals achieved and not achieved, and ongoing recommendations as I've written them. Maximum 300 words.

Notes: [paste]

Rewrite goals in SMART format#

Rewrite these client goals so each is specific, measurable, achievable, relevant and time-bound. Keep the client's own words where possible and show the original next to the rewritten version in a table. Don't change the intent of any goal.

Goals: [paste de-identified goals]

Check a report before you sign it#

Proofread this de-identified report. Don't change any clinical content, scores or opinions. List, in a table: unclear sentences, inconsistent terms or measurements, jargon the reader may not understand, and places where a claim isn't supported by findings elsewhere in the report. Suggest clearer wording for each.

Report: [paste]

Referral and GP letters#

Update letter to a GP#

Draft a brief letter from a [profession] to [Client]'s GP. Purpose: [e.g. update after 6 sessions / request review of medication / recommend imaging]. Use only the de-identified information below. Structure: one-line purpose, key findings, current management, specific request of the GP, next review date placeholder. Professional tone, under 250 words.

Information: [paste]

Referral to another provider#

Write a referral letter from a [profession] to a [receiving profession, e.g. exercise physiologist] for [Client]. Include reason for referral, relevant findings, what I've tried, what I'm asking them to do, and any precautions, using only the information below. Under 300 words.

Information: [paste de-identified details]

Acknowledge a referral#

Write a short, professional reply acknowledging a referral from [referrer role] for [Client], confirming the initial appointment [date placeholder], and asking for [missing information, e.g. recent imaging reports]. Under 120 words.

Request for information#

Draft a polite letter requesting [records/reports] about [Client] from [organisation type], explaining why the information is needed for their care and confirming that [Client]'s consent is attached. Leave placeholders for names, dates and reference numbers.

NDIS reports#

Organise findings under NDIS report headings#

I'm writing a report to support an NDIS participant's plan review. Organise my de-identified assessment findings under these headings: Background, Current functional capacity, Impact on daily life and participation, Progress against goals, Recommendations and rationale. Link each recommendation to the functional impact it addresses, using only what's in my notes. List anything that needs more evidence.

Findings and recommendations: [paste]

Strengthen the link between findings and recommendations#

Review the de-identified recommendations section below. For each recommendation, check whether the report clearly explains the functional need, how the support addresses it, and the expected outcome. Show the gaps in a table and suggest wording that uses only the information already in the report.

Section: [paste]

Plain-English summary for the participant#

Write a plain-English summary of my report recommendations for [Participant], in short sentences and everyday words, explaining what I'm recommending and why. Under 200 words. Suggest where an Easy Read version with pictures would help.

Recommendations: [paste]

Workers compensation reports#

Progress report for an insurer#

Organise my de-identified notes into a workers compensation progress report using these headings from the insurer's template: [paste headings]. Report objective findings, treatment provided, functional progress, current capacity for work as I've assessed it, barriers to recovery, and the treatment plan. Don't express any opinion I haven't written.

Notes: [paste]

Explain work capacity to the worker#

Explain to [Client] in plain English what my assessment of their current work capacity means for their return to work, based on these de-identified findings and restrictions. Be clear, supportive and factual. Encourage them to raise questions with me and their case manager. Under 200 words.

Findings and restrictions: [paste]

Return-to-work duties suggestions#

Based on these de-identified work restrictions [paste restrictions] and the worker's usual role as a [job title], suggest suitable duties an employer could consider, grouped by restriction. Note that the final duties must be agreed with the treating practitioner, employer and worker.

Patient education#

Home exercise program handout#

Write a patient handout for a home exercise program with these exercises: [list exercises with sets, reps and frequency as I prescribe them]. For each, give a plain-English description, key safety points and when to stop and contact the clinic. Use short sentences at roughly a Year 6 reading level. Don't change any dosage.

Explain a condition in plain English#

Explain [condition] to a patient in plain English: what it is, common causes, what usually helps, and when to seek urgent care. Under 300 words. Keep it general and consistent with this information from our clinic: [paste key messages]. Add "Talk to your [profession] about your own situation" at the end.

Easy Read version of a handout#

Rewrite this handout in Easy Read style: one idea per sentence, everyday words, headings, and suggested pictures in square brackets. Keep the meaning exactly the same.

Handout: [paste]

Clinic admin#

Turn a policy into a staff summary#

Summarise this clinic policy for staff in under 200 words: what's required, who does what, and when. Then list 5 quick-check questions staff could use to confirm they understand it.

Policy: [paste]

Reply to an online review#

Draft a reply to this online review of our clinic. Don't confirm or deny that the reviewer is or was a patient, and don't mention any treatment or personal details. Thank them, acknowledge the feedback in general terms, and invite them to contact the practice manager directly. Under 80 words.

Review: [paste]

Cancellation and rebooking message#

Write a friendly SMS (under 300 characters) and a short email reminding clients of our cancellation policy: [paste policy terms]. Include how to rebook and a placeholder for the clinic phone number. Don't include any client names or appointment details.

Team meeting agenda#

Create an agenda for a 45-minute allied health team meeting covering: [topics]. Include time allocations, the owner of each item by role, and a final item for actions, owners and due dates.

Save these prompts to a shared prompt library#

The prompts that work best for your clinic are the ones you've adjusted to your templates. In AusGPT you can save them to a shared prompt library with folders, such as "GP letters", "NDIS reports" and "Handouts", so every clinician starts from the same checked wording.

Copy the prompts you use, replace the headings with your own templates, keep the [placeholders], and save them in your team workspace. AusGPT stores and processes conversations and documents in Australia and never uses them to train AI models. Your professional obligations still apply, so keep following Ahpra's guidance and your practice's consent and de-identification process. See how AusGPT works for allied health.