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Henry Smith Excerpts
Tuesday 18th June 2019

(4 years, 9 months ago)

Commons Chamber
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Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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Yes, 100%. One of the reasons we have put NHSX in place is to drive exactly this policy agenda, where we can get better treatment for patients and save money.

Henry Smith Portrait Henry Smith (Crawley) (Con)
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Earlier this year, the Secretary of State attended the launch of a report on artificial intelligence by the all-party parliamentary group on heart and circulatory diseases. Can I get a commitment from him that AI is very much part of the future through the NHS long-term plan?

Matt Hancock Portrait Matt Hancock
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A most enthusiastic commitment! My hon. Friend has led on this agenda and driven it, because it is all about using technology to save lives. The report that he mentions is optimistic about the power of using data better to ensure that people can live longer.