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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Kiran Stacey and Dan Milmo

Ministers mull allowing private firms to make profit from NHS data in AI push

Keir Starmer, right, speaks with researchers and other academics during a visit to the Manufacturing Futures Lab at University College London on Monday.
Keir Starmer, right, speaks with researchers and other academics during a visit to the Manufacturing Futures Lab at University College London on Monday. Photograph: WPA/Getty Images

Ministers are considering allowing private companies to make profits from NHS data as part of a push to revolutionise the health service using artificial intelligence, government officials have indicated.

Keir Starmer on Monday announced a push to open up the government to AI innovation, including allowing companies to use anonymised patient data to develop new treatments, drugs and diagnostic tools.

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