Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what discussions his Department has had on trial of Galen technology by Imperial College Healthcare, University College London, University Hospital of Coventry and Warwickshire, Chelsea and Westminster Hospital and University Hospitals Southampton; and whether he plans to roll out that technology.

The Galen Platform, which has been developed by Ibex Medical Analytics, has received funding from the AI in Health and Care Award to test whether the Galen Platform can assist clinicians in diagnosing prostate cancer faster. This funding is supporting the first real-world tests of the Galen Platform in a hospital setting to accelerate generating evidence of its effectiveness, which could lead to the technology's rapid adoption.

There are currently no plans to roll out the Galen Platform wider as the AI in Health and Care Award trial continues.