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Get back more than 1 GP session, every day

Asterix GPs file and action your abnormal labs according to tailored SOPs — freeing up local GP time at a fraction of the cost.

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Asterix GPs file and action abnormal labs, at a fraction of the cost

Our remote GPs are dedicated to your practice and manage abnormal labs according to tailored SOPs that transform how your practice operates and free up local GP time.

Illustration: enabling local teams

Tailored to your practice

Each practice is different. We work with your team to define clear SOP detailing the filing process, referral pathways, escalation routes and more.

Illustration: remote consultations

End-to-end ownership

Our doctors own each test result end-to-end, including actioning, text messages, prescriptions and phone callbacks where appropriate.

Illustration: preventative care

Fully managed service

We reduce your operational overhead by managing payroll, scheduling, CPD, appraisal, revalidation, first-line support and more.

Customer testimonials

"Asterix GPs are an extension of our GP team. Knowing they have been there to explain blood test results to my patients mean I can move past talking about the results and I can talk about the next steps in their care."

Dr Smitha Thurairatnam

GP Partner, Tudor Lodge Health Centre

Real results from a real practice

3–4

GP sessions freed per week

30%

cost reduction vs in-house delivery

80%

of abnormal labs handled remotely

~£72,000

saved per year

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Donut chart, Lab result outcomes: of 25,284 lab results, 11.3% triggered a consultation (8.0% clinician review, 3.3% book appointment) and 88.7% needed no consultation, including 65.2% normal with no action.
Stacked bar chart, Filing hours per weekday split by doctor and staff: roughly 2.6 to 3.3 hours Monday to Friday, under half an hour at weekends, average 2.2 hours; Thursday is the heaviest filing day at 3.3 hours.
Heatmap, When filing happens by weekday and hour: filing clusters at 8 to 9am on weekdays and creeps into the weekend.

This is what a modern primary care workforce looks like.

By working with highly-qualified, GMC-registered doctors on abnormal labs and clinical admin, practices free up the time of in-practice GPs to deliver better care for patients.

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Always-on clinical governance

Led by our Medical Director Dr Harriet Bradley, every consultation meets the same clinical standards you'd expect in-house. We support you to manage clinical training and audits.

GMC-registered doctors

Every doctor is vetted through clinical assessment before joining. They complete annual appraisals and NHS England-led revalidation, just like a UK-based GP.

Designed to add capacity

No recruitment, no desk space, no disruption. Our fully-managed service exists to create additional GP-led capacity without the operational headache.

Works in your existing systems

EMIS
SystmOne
Surgery Connect
eConsult
Healthtech
Anima
TORTUS
Accurx
GP Automate
EMIS
SystmOne
Surgery Connect
eConsult
Healthtech
Anima
TORTUS
Accurx
GP Automate

We go the extra mile to keep patients & doctors safe

Doctors train within real NHS primary care environments whilst being supported by Asterix’s clinical operations teams during sessions. This hands-on structure ensures safety, system familiarity and clinical readiness before deployment to partner practices.

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Independent verification of qualificationsEnhanced UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkLocal DBS-equivalent certificateOccupational Health AssessmentProof of GMC registrationAnnual appraisalIndependent verification of qualificationsEnhanced UK Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) checkLocal DBS-equivalent certificateOccupational Health AssessmentProof of GMC registrationAnnual appraisal

FAQs

Find answers to your questions about abnormal labs service.

We charge a fixed fee per completed task. We target 30% cost savings compared to your current cost, whilst the care remains GP-led.

Before we start, we work with you to understand your current cost per task to deliver a clear ROI. This takes less than 30mins.

By owning the test results end-to-end, and pricing our service transparently, Asterix frees up real GP time for your practice and delivers clear ROI.

We typically start with an eight-week, no commitment pilot at a reduced pilot rate. You’ll get the full Asterix service, with none of the commitment.

Our GPs file and action all pathology and radiology results that are sent to the practice for review. We can apply exclusions for certain tests or patient segments as requested by the practice.

Yes! Asterix GPs manage test results just like your practice GPs would. Actions, such as prescriptions changes and issuing, Accurx messages and sending referrals letters, are all included in our standard pricing. No hidden fees!

Yes. In March 2026, the PCN DES contract was updated to remove the restrictions on GPs who are eligible for ARRS funding. This means practices can now take on remote GPs with Asterix using ARRS funding.

By working with Asterix, practices get access to a vetted and managed clinical workforce, at a fraction of the cost. Our clinical operations team handles the day-to-day management, support and clinical governance of each doctor. We recognise that every practice is different. Our team co-designs bespoke SOPs with the practice, which each doctor is trained and tested on.

This modern workforce solution supports practices with end-to-end workstreams, now funded by ARRS.

Asterix GPs support three core workstreams.