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NHS: Artificial Intelligence

Asked by Charlotte NicholsLabourDepartment of Health and Social CareTabled Answered 18 August 2026UIN 18156

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July to Question 3410, if he will make it his Department's policy to estimate the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.

Answered by Mr James Frith

The Department and NHS England regularly review the different factors that impact on demands on the health system, and we will take this proposal into consideration along with other priorities for that work.

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