A long or complex problem
Know every option — and what to ask
Hea finds recent guidelines and research reviews about your condition and its treatments. Your AI sums them up, each sentence tied to its source, with the questions that help you and your doctor choose together.
Free in the beta · Works inside the AI you already use · Last reviewed 5 November 2026
You've been offered one treatment. Is it the only one? What happens if you wait, or do nothing? Appointments are short, and the questions come to you on the way home.
How Hea helps
What guidelines and reviews say Today
Hea finds recent guidelines and research reviews about your condition or a treatment. Only the topic, in general words, leaves Hea: never your question or anything about you.
A short summary with its sources Today
Your AI writes a short summary from them. Before the card shows it, Hea checks that every sentence names its source and that it has no doses, prescriptions, certainty or percentages.
Questions for your doctor Today
If it's about your own treatment, you also get the question to ask the doctor who prescribed it, or a pharmacist. The studies describe people in general, not you.
A specialist's second opinion Soon
Soon: a UK specialist looks at your treatment plan and replies in writing. This isn't available yet.
What it looks like
Hea, what treatment options do the guidelines list for my condition, and what should I ask my doctor?
What you’ll get
- A short summary of what recent guidelines and reviews say, with sources
- Every source named, so you or your doctor can read it
- The questions that help you and your doctor decide together
- Nothing about you sent to the search
Safety first
Don't stop or change a treatment without talking to the doctor who prescribed it or a pharmacist.
Questions people ask
Can I ask about other treatment options?
Yes. NICE asks healthcare professionals to discuss the risks, benefits and consequences of each option, including choosing no treatment or no change to what you're doing now. The NHS says you should be told whether there are reasonable alternative treatments before you agree to one.
What questions should I ask my doctor about treatment?
NICE suggests three: What are my options? What are the possible benefits and risks of those options? How can we make a decision together that is right for me? It also helps to ask what will happen if you don't have the treatment.
Can I say no to a treatment?
Yes. An adult who is able to make the decision can refuse a treatment, and that choice must be respected. Before you agree to one, you should be told what it involves, its benefits and risks, and the alternatives.
Can I get a second opinion on a treatment plan?
You can ask for one, usually through your GP. There's no legal right to a second opinion, but a healthcare professional will rarely refuse to refer you for one. If the first opinion came from a hospital consultant, you go back to your GP and ask for a new referral.
Can I change my mind after deciding?
Yes. NICE says you can review a decision earlier than planned if you want to, and change your mind at any time. Tell the doctor or nurse who looks after that part of your care.
Will Hea tell me which treatment is best for me?
No. Hea shows what published guidelines and reviews say about people in general, with their sources. It doesn't recommend a treatment or name a dose. You and your doctor decide together.
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Hea, what treatment options do the guidelines list for my condition, and what should I ask my doctor?
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Sources
- NICE NG197: Shared decision making, recommendations, Published 17 June 2021
- NHS website: Consent to treatment, Page last reviewed 8 December 2022
- NHS 111 Wales: Second opinion, Last updated 21 June 2022