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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Health
Storm Newton

AI platform piloted across the NHS in bid to free up hospital beds

A new artificial intelligence (AI) platform is being piloted across the NHS to free up hospital beds, officials have announced. The technology aims to accelerate patient discharges by automating the completion of necessary documents, potentially saving hours of delays. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the move would allow doctors to focus more on care and less on paperwork, thereby cutting waiting times.

The technology, which is being piloted at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, extracts information from medical records, including diagnoses and test results.

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