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AXA warns AI can't replace care as UK mental health slumps
AXA's annual report ranks UK mental health worst in Europe, with nearly half of people turning to AI tools and a quarter saying AI advice led to harmful behaviour.
NHS App AI triage cut phone queues 29% in pilot
An AI triage tool in the NHS App reduced phone queue volumes by 29% at a Sussex practice, with national roll-out to all users due by April 2028.
AI scribe Heidi cuts NHS waiting times in West Midlands
Doctors say the NHS's largest AI transcription rollout saves six minutes a consultation and cut one clinic's letter backlog from six months to 14 days.
Kent hospital first in NHS to use AI to catch infections
East Kent Hospitals is the first NHS trust to run MEMORI, a licensed AI tool that scores each patient's infection risk from routine data before symptoms appear.
NHS makes AI app triage a priority in £10bn tech push
NHS England is accelerating an AI triage tool in the NHS App and ambient voice notetaking, part of a £10bn overhaul, as health leaders urge a clearer strategy.
MHRA opens AI sandbox to make medicines safer and faster
The UK medicines regulator has launched an AI sandbox to test tools that predict drug safety, as adverse reactions cost the NHS over £2bn a year.
Doctors could be sued for AI mistakes, NHS warned
The Medical Protection Society warns doctors risk becoming a 'liability sink' for errors made by clinical AI tools unless UK law is overhauled to share blame.
505,000 NHS staff to get Microsoft Copilot to cut admin
NHS England will give 505,000 staff Microsoft 365 Copilot after a trial found it saved 43 minutes a day, with full rollout expected by October 2026.
Cambridge trials 'world-first' AI-designed vaccine
Cambridge researchers have trialled in humans a vaccine whose key component was designed entirely by AI, aiming to protect against whole families of coronaviruses.
NHS SBS and Salesforce launch Agentforce-based AI platform across NHS finance
NHS Shared Business Services and Salesforce have launched SBS One, an Agentforce 360-based AI platform handling NHS finance and procurement queries with Agent Murphy.
King's College Hospital rolls out AI imaging to guide cardiac stents
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has rolled out Abbott's Ultreon 3.0 AI imaging during coronary angioplasty, with around 500 patients a year set to benefit.
Doccla virtual care platform reports 61% NHS bed-day reduction
European virtual care provider Doccla says AI-enabled remote monitoring is reducing NHS bed days by 61% and saving £450 a day per patient compared with hospital care.
Heidi report says AI scribe cut NHS documentation time by 86 percent
Across 15 million patient visits, AI medical scribe Heidi says it returned 4 million hours of clinical capacity and improved burnout for 95% of clinicians.
Kenya's AI healthcare pricing system overcharges the poorest
Investigation reveals Kenya's machine-learning means-testing algorithm overestimates incomes of poor households, locking many out of public health insurance.
LLMs fail 80%+ of differential diagnoses when patient data is incomplete, JAMA study finds
Mass General Brigham evaluation of 21 leading AI models finds failure rates above 80% at the open-ended start of clinical reasoning, with NHS-relevant implications.
PhenMap AI tool identifies bowel cancer patients unlikely to benefit from bevacizumab
Institute of Cancer Research study uses AI to flag advanced bowel cancer patients at high risk of poor response to NHS-approved drug bevacizumab.
Royal Cornwall NHS Trust adopts Microsoft Sentinel to defend against cyber attacks
Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust has moved to Microsoft Sentinel to protect its 200+ sites and 15,000 users across Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly from growing cyber threats.
Manchester NHS trust rolls out 6,500 AI licences in major Microsoft deal
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust will deploy 6,500 additional Microsoft Copilot licences annually and establish an 'Agent Factory' for automating routine tasks.
Manchester NHS Trust to roll out 6,500 AI Copilot licences
Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust is expanding Microsoft 365 Copilot access to thousands of staff and building an 'Agent Factory' for task automation.
Google AI catches 25% of breast cancers missed by NHS screening
Research from Google, Imperial College London, and the NHS shows AI detected a quarter of interval cancers missed by radiologists and could cut workloads by 40%.
NHS AI breast cancer screening works but trust is the catch
A Sky News analysis of Google-NHS research shows AI matches radiologists at cancer detection and reads scans 170x faster, but doctors struggle to trust its findings.
Lords committee launches NHS personalised medicine and AI inquiry
House of Lords Science and Technology Committee opens inquiry into why the NHS struggles to adopt AI and genomics innovations, with evidence submissions due by 20 April.
NHS Hospital Pilots AI Speech-to-Text, Saving Three Minutes Per Consultation
Royal Devon and Exeter Hospital has used AI voice technology in over 600 consultations, with plans to roll out across all outpatient clinics this year.
Public Support for NHS AI Is Uneven, Health Foundation Study Finds
A Health Foundation survey of 8,000 UK adults shows women, younger people and those on low incomes are less positive about AI in healthcare.
AI-Supported Breast Cancer Screening Reduces Later Diagnoses by 12%
Largest trial of its kind shows AI-assisted mammography detects more cancers early and reduces workload for radiologists.
Gates Foundation and OpenAI Launch $50 Million AI Health Initiative for Africa
The Horizon1000 programme aims to deploy AI tools in 1,000 primary health clinics across Rwanda and other African countries by 2028.
UK Clinical Trial Approvals Halved Through AI and Digital Reforms
MHRA cuts clinical trial approval times from 91 to 41 days using AI tools and risk-proportionate oversight, with 99% reviewed within statutory timelines.