- The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence (i.AI) and NHS England (NHSE) have today signed a Charter of Cooperation on AI.
- This new partnership will enable NHS staff to leverage AI to improve patient care and staff experience, and increase operational efficiency.
- The Charter was signed by Minister Burckhardt, Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, and Lord Markham, Parliamentary Under-Secretary of the Department of Health and Social Care.
The Artificial Intelligence Incubator (i.AI), an elite team of technology experts at the heart of government, and the UK National Health Service (NHSE) today signed the first Charter of Cooperation to support the use of AI in society. did. NHS.
The partnership, which was formally signed today, aims to enable NHS staff to use AI to improve and speed up patient care.
The charter also sets out to harness the benefits of AI to improve staff experience and improve operational efficiency for the NHS.
Under the new contract, i.AI experts will work to identify opportunities where the technology can be used to support the NHS and introduce responsible AI-driven solutions.
The signing of the Charter was completed today at Westminster during a meeting between Parliamentary Secretary to the Cabinet Office, Minister Burckhardt, and Parliamentary Under-Secretary for Health and Social Care, Lord Markham.
Cabinet Office Parliamentary Secretary Alex Burgert said:
The charter signed today marks the beginning of an exciting new partnership between NHS England and the rapidly growing team of AI experts within central government.
Harnessing the potential of AI within the NHS will increase efficiency, improve staff experience and deliver the best possible service to patients.
Minister for Health Markham said:
The Charter will help roll out innovative AI technology across the NHS, speeding up work and giving clinicians more time with patients.
AI is already transforming the way healthcare is delivered, cutting treatment time in half for stroke patients, making GP appointments easier and increasing productivity.
We will continue to leverage these types of innovations to build faster, simpler, and more equitable health services.
The Charter forms part of the Government's wider commitment to AI in the public interest, and was announced by Deputy Prime Minister Oliver Dowden in a recent speech at Imperial College London.
The Government's AI Incubator team is already working across government to accelerate the use of cutting-edge technology in the public sector. Since its inception, the team has demonstrated the benefits of building innovative AI tools in-house.
Bin Diwakar, Interim National Director of Transformation at NHE England, said:
The NHS is already deploying proven AI solutions, such as improving stroke care, and believes there is potential for much wider applications to improve patient experience and free up time for treatment. thinking about.
By collaborating with experts across government, we have the opportunity to find even more uses for AI solutions, freeing up time and money to reinvest in better services for the people who need them. can.
This Charter is primarily focused on non-clinical AI solutions and is not intended to develop new AI-based medical devices or products.
Throughout this collaboration, data control will always remain with the NHS and i.AI will not have access to identifiable patient data.
