Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government what work they are undertaking in understanding and planning for the impact of artificial intelligence in all National Health Service clinical settings over the medium term.

The Department has been focusing on demonstrating the potential artificial intelligence (AI) technologies, which could have a significant impact on the National Health Service. It has provided £123 million to 86 AI technologies, through the AI in Health and Care award. These technologies could support clinicians in stroke diagnosis, cancer screening and managing conditions at home.

The Department is also advancing regulation to ensure AI is safe, effective and addresses concerns about bias. Funding has been provided to the Health Foundation to research racialised impact of algorithms in health and care. The Department is funding the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency, Health Research Authority, Care Quality Commission and National Institute for Health and Care Excellence to develop an AI and Digital regulations service. This will help to create a streamlined regulatory pathway, which will lead to safer and more effective development and adoption of data-driven technologies.