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Roundtable for Rio EPR users:

Roundtable:

The AI-powered Patient Portal for Mental Health & Community 

 
An exclusive roundtable for Rio EPR Customers, offering a space to discuss and explore how AI, behavioural science and Rio-integrated technology is shaping the way for patient portals to better serve the unique needs of mental health service users.  
 

24th June, 2025

12pm - 1pm

Online virtual event 

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Roundtable:

AI-powered Patient Portals for Mental Health & Community 

 
An exclusive roundtable for Rio EPR Customers, offering a space to discuss and explore how AI, behavioural science and Rio-integrated technology is shaping the way for patient portals to better serve the unique needs of mental health service users. 

🗓️ June 24th, 2025
📍 Online Virtual event
🕐 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM (GMT+1)|

Trusted by:

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A Roundtable Exclusively for Rio EPR Users

With growing investment in patient portals across NHS Mental Health and Community Trusts, now is the time to shape how these tools can truly meet the unique needs of those they serve.  

Join speakers from NELFT NHS Foundation Trust and EBO as they discuss how digital interactions are evolving and how Artificial Intelligence and behavioural science are shaping the way forward for this technology.  

You'll also get the opportunity to see EBO's Rio-integrated Intelligent Patient Portal in action. This second generation portal is built with a radically human-centered design philosophy, placing inclusion, trust and accessibility first. 

 

Take your first step towards transforming patient engagement and healthcare excellence


EBO is trusted by

EBO & Access Rio Partnership

 
EBO’s long-standing partnership with The Access Group (TAG) is one of our earliest and most established in the healthcare space. Together, we’ve supported 12 NHS Trusts across the UK in deploying EBO’s Virtual Assistant under the name Rio VA.
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“Mental health and community patients are often the last to benefit from digital transformation.

That has to change.”​ 

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Richard Samuel
Former NHS England Director and NHS Chief Executive, responsible for the roll out of the national Patient Portal programme 

Why join?

You're invited to an exclusive roundtable for Rio EPR customers. Get the chance to give insight, ask questions and discuss key topics:

Find out how AI is reshaping patient portals to provide more personalised, responsive, and predictive mental health support. 

Discuss the unique digital needs of mental health service users and how we can design with empathy and inclusivity in mind. 

Explore the role of behavioural science in creating meaningful, effective digital experiences that foster trust, engagement, and wellbeing

Discover the power of the Rio-integration - how EBO’s patient portal is Rio-integrated and ready for deployment.

 

Who Should Attend?

This roundtable is designed for senior leadership from Rio customer organisations, including:

🛠️ Chief Operating Officers (COOs)

🌐 Chief Information Officers (CIOs)

📊 Clinical System Managers

👩‍⚕️ Clinical Nursing Managers

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Find out how you can:

  • Redefine patient engagement
  • Build meaningful relationships with patients at scale
  • Increase patient access, agency and choice
  • Introduce personalised automated conversation with each patient
  • Improve workforce capacity 

Discover The Intelligent Patient Portal

In this round table you'll get the chance to see EBO's patient portal (IPP) in action. Unlike static portals, this NHS-aligned solution uses Conversational AI to automate two-way natural conversation, enabling 24/7 access to services such as ✔️appointment management, ✔️assessments, ✔️waiting list validation and ✔️personalised care journeys.

Fully interoperable with the Rio EPR and compliant with NHS IT standards, the IPP empowers Trusts to improve patient access, reduce staff workload and meet NHS targets for digital maturity and Channel shift.

EBO's portal is designed with “Digital empathy,” at its core. This means that the portal uses AI and sentiment analysis to create emotionally attuned, human-like interactions. It proactively adapts to user's emotion, offers multilingual support, and integrates behavioural science to build trust, emotional connection and shape patient decisions.

Especially vital in mental health, the portal prioritises sensitivity over speed, offering personalised, inclusive, and accessible care—designed not just to function, but to empower and support patients as a virtual companion. 

Meet the Speakers

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Simon Hepworth
Head of Customer Success, EBO 

With a proven track record in digital transformation, Simon led the national rollout of NHS England’s Digital Waiting List Validation programme and served as Regional Lead for the Mobile First “Patient Engagement Portals” initiative across North East and Yorkshire. His experience brings valuable insight and depth to the roundtable discussion.

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Richard Samuel
Director of Healthcare Strategy, EBO 

Former NHSE Director and NHS Chief Executive, Richard has been at the forefront of patient portal development since their inception—leading the original rollout across NHS acute settings. Now serving as EBO’s Director of Healthcare, he continues to shape the future of digital health, driving the conversation on AI-powered patient portals.

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Dr. Samir Shah
Chief Clinical Information Officer
Consultant Older Adult Psychiatrist, NELFT
 

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David Pike
Assistant Director Healthcare Informatics – Clinical Systems, NELFT 

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John Deguara  
Chief Operations Officer, EBO 

As a leader in organisational dynamics and project management, John ensures that every initiative at EBO stays focused on delivering tangible benefits. In his role as CTO, he provides strategic direction, drives critical thinking and decision-making, and fosters clear, cohesive communication across teams.

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Sharon Price    
Clinical Pre-Sales Manager, EBO 

Former NHS Digital Clinical Lead and now Clinical Pre-Sales Manager at EBO, Sharon brings extensive experience across acute, community, and mental health settings within the NHS. With a proven track record in digital transformation, quality improvement, and service redesign, she leverages deep clinical insight to drive impactful healthcare innovations.

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It all starts with a conversation.

Book a free consultation with our Healthcare Director, Paul Boland

The EBO Virtual Assistant is a new technology for us with great potential as it integrates directly with our RIO Electronic Patient Record.

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Andy l'Anson 
IT Programme Manager
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust

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Success Stories with NHS Trusts

We don’t just talk about transformation—we make it happen. EBO’s AI solutions are actively supporting NHS Trusts across the UK, reducing administrative burden, improving patient access, and driving better outcomes.

Our success stories showcase real partnerships tackling real challenges—with measurable results in digital patient engagement.

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Join the Conversation

Spaces are limited for this exclusive roundtable for Rio EPR users. Don’t miss your chance to contribute, connect, and lead the way in digital transformation.


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