Frustrated GP patients hang up as Yorkshire accent baffles AI receptionist

mellosouls 15 points 4 comments August 20, 2026
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time4tea

Seems like a shell company set up in January 2026 - never traded before. How could they be getting loads of NHS contracts? Will be interesting to see how it works out.

esafak

Not Yorkshire, but still: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hs-rgvkRfwc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HbDnxzrbxn4

beardyw

As soon as you say "Ay up" it should transfer to a real person. Seems like a win to me.

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