What is Blood Pressure Scroll?
Blood Pressure Scroll is a powerful AI-driven tool designed to support GP practices in digitising blood pressure records submitted by patients. Often, these readings come in handwritten formats, making manual transcription time-consuming and prone to error.
With Blood Pressure Scroll, clinicians can simply drag and drop the patient's document -- whether it's a photo, scan, or PDF -- and the tool instantly extracts and structures the blood pressure readings. The extracted data is clearly displayed for review, so staff can check each value against the original and correct it where needed.
The average systolic and diastolic pressures are calculated straight away. Staff check every reading against the original journal before the average is used.
Save time and streamline your workflow -- with Blood Pressure Scroll.
Get in TouchKey Benefits
4 key features that make Blood Pressure Scroll essential for your practice.
- Instant Data Extraction Quickly digitises handwritten blood pressure submissions using advanced AI -- no manual entry required.
- Clinician Review & Control Allows full review and editing of extracted data before it's used -- so staff can check every value against the original.
- Automatic Averages Calculates average systolic and diastolic readings instantly.
- Seamless Workflow Integration Simple drag-and-drop functionality fits effortlessly into daily practice routines, saving time and reducing admin burden.
Why Choose Merlin's Blood Pressure Scroll?
Merlin's Blood Pressure Scroll offers powerful automation for GP surgeries, turning handwritten blood pressure logs into structured clinical data -- instantly. This saves time and streamlines the handling of home blood-pressure readings.
- Save Time: Automate the transcription of paper-based blood pressure readings, freeing up clinicians and admin staff. Staff at several practices report that processing a home BP diary by hand takes about 3 to 6 minutes; in our demonstration, BP Scroll produced the readings and average in about 30 seconds.
- Easy Checking: extracted readings are shown next to the original document, so staff can check and correct each value.
- Automatic Averages: calculates the average systolic and diastolic values from the readings in the table.
- Stay in Control: every value is editable, and staff must check each reading against the original before using the result.
How Does It Work?
Merlin's Blood Pressure Scroll simplifies the processing of handwritten BP readings through AI-powered document analysis -- all in just a few clicks.
- Upload the File Drag and drop scanned or photographed BP sheets (PDF, PNG, JPG, etc.) -- or use your mobile device or tablet to take a photo of the blood pressure journal directly.
- AI Extraction The system detects and extracts the blood pressure values it finds.
- Check Every Reading Compare each value with the original journal, and correct or add readings.
- Instant Averages The average updates automatically as readings are added or corrected.
Clinical Safety & Risk Management
Blood Pressure Scroll has been developed in accordance with DCB 0129 — the NHS standard for Clinical Risk Management in the manufacture of Health IT Systems. A formal Clinical Safety Case Report and Hazard Log have been produced and approved by our Clinical Safety Officer.
Safety Statement
The clinical benefits of this system — primarily the mitigation of high-risk manual transcription and calculation errors currently performed by staff — far outweigh the identified residual clinical risks. All residual risks have been reduced As Low As Reasonably Practicable (ALARP) and are deemed acceptable.
Identified Hazards & Controls
The following hazards have been formally identified, assessed, and mitigated with technical and procedural controls.
The system does not link to your EPR's patient record. Uploading a document or transferring data to the wrong patient context can cause significant harm.
The AI may misread a value (e.g., read "180" as "130"). Relying on the AI without checking can lead to missed diagnoses.
The AI may fail to extract a reading (e.g., a single very high value), causing the calculated average to be incorrect and misleading.
The calculated average is only as accurate as the readings in the table, so every reading must be checked against the original.
The tool is web-based and requires internet connectivity. It is not intended for emergency use.
In-App Disclaimer: "It is the full responsibility of the user to verify the accuracy of the extracted data before making any clinical decisions."
Simple, Transparent Pricing
No hidden fees. No complex contracts. Just straightforward pricing.
- Full access to Blood Pressure Scroll
- AI-powered data extraction
- Automatic BP averages
- No minimum user requirement
- Everything in Individual
- 5 users minimum
- Volume discount pricing
- Priority support
- Everything in Organisation
- Custom user limits
- Dedicated account manager
- Custom integrations
Frequently asked questions
What is Blood Pressure Scroll?
It extracts home blood-pressure readings from patient submissions, calculates the average, and gives a result staff can copy into the record once they have checked the readings against the original.
Can it read handwritten readings?
Yes — it processes handwritten and scanned home BP submissions.
How much time does it save?
Staff at several practices report that processing a home BP diary by hand takes about 3 to 6 minutes. In our demonstration, BP Scroll produced the readings and average in about 30 seconds.