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Primary Care: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Mr Luke ChartersLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 31 July 2024UIN 1868

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of artificial intelligence on access to primary care.

Answered by Stephen Kinnock

The Government will make better use of artificial intelligence (AI) and other technologies, in order to bring the National Health Service into the digital age. The NHS AI Lab has allocated £113 million to support the development and evaluation of 86 AI technologies, which are now live in hundreds of Primary Care Networks across the United Kingdom.

We will rebuild an NHS that is fit for the future, and innovation in general practice is key to this. That is why the Government will develop an NHS innovation and adoption strategy in England, which will drive innovation and faster regulatory approval for new technologies and medicines.

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