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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Harry Taylor

NHS will use AI in warning system to catch potential safety scandals early

A staff member pulls a wheelchair on an NHS ward
Near real-time data will be used to scrutinise higher than average rates of stillbirth, neonatal death and brain injury in maternity services. Photograph: Jeff Moore/PA

The NHS is to become the first health system in the world to use AI to analyse hospital databases and catch potential safety scandals early, the government has said.

The Department of Health and Social Care said the technology will provide an early warning system which could detect patterns or trends and trigger urgent inspections. The scheme is part of the 10-year plan for the NHS that is due to be published by Wes Streeting this week.

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