A pre-diagnosis tool for families. Ahead doesn't diagnose — it helps you notice, record, and be ready for the GP.

For clinicians

Families who arrive prepared.

When families use Ahead, they come to you with an organised, dated record of what they've observed at home — not a vague "Mum's been a bit off lately." Better history, in less time.

Family-prepared summaryPIN ••••
Observations over 6 weeks · 11 notes
Memory 6 notes
Repeating questions within a conversation; forgetting recent events.
Daily function 3 notes
Two unpaid bills; stove left on once.
Navigation 2 notes
Disoriented on a familiar route.

A 2025 systematic review across 30,257 patients found the average interval from symptom onset to dementia diagnosis is 3.5 years — longer still in young-onset disease. Much of what happens in that window is observed only at home, by family. Ahead is designed to stop that collateral history being lost before it reaches you.

Orgeta et al., "Time to Diagnosis in Dementia: A Systematic Review With Meta-Analysis", International Journal of Geriatric Psychiatry (2025).

Why it helps your consult

Collateral history, already gathered

Family observations are valuable context — but they're easily lost or half-remembered by appointment time. Ahead captures them as they happen.

Structured, not scattered

Observations grouped across nine everyday domains and ordered by date, so the picture is legible at a glance.

Saves consult time

Less time reconstructing the story from memory, more time for assessment and the conversation that matters.

A sense of trajectory

Because notes are timestamped, you can see whether things have been steady or changing over recent weeks.

How it reaches you

Nothing to install

1

The family records

Carers and relatives note what they observe at home, in their own words, over time.

2

They share a summary

When they see you, they open or send a PIN-protected summary. No clinician account required.

3

You review the history

You get organised collateral history to inform your own assessment — entirely on your clinical judgement.

A history tool, not a clinical one

Ahead does not assess, screen, score, or suggest a diagnosis, and is not a medical device or clinical decision tool. It organises lay observations recorded by families. All interpretation, assessment and diagnosis remain entirely a matter for you and your clinical judgement.

We'd value your input

Helping build this with clinicians, not just for them.

We're shaping Ahead alongside GPs, practice teams and memory services. If you'd like to share a perspective, explore how it could fit your patients, or just kick the tyres, we'd genuinely like to hear from you.

Get in touch