National CCIO says AI Lab will ‘rigorously’ test tech to see if it can deliver
At NHS Expo in Manchester, Simon Eccles was questioned over the ÂŁ250 million AI lab, which was announced by the government in August 2019.
Back to Top
At NHS Expo in Manchester, Simon Eccles was questioned over the ÂŁ250 million AI lab, which was announced by the government in August 2019.
Appearing via video at NHS Expo, health secretary Matt Hancock said the AI Lab was part of a ‘major transformation’ to improve digital health and patient experience.
In his keynote address Simon Stevens said more funding was needed to build on recent Government investments, including the ÂŁ250 million for an AI Lab.
Experts at the University of Oxford have developed a “fingerprint” using machine learning, which highlights red flag signs of potential heart attacks.
The company did not say why Mustafa Suleyman was taking time off, but said the decision was mutual and that he was expected back by the end of the year.
The trial aims to help develop, test and ultimately deploy artificial intelligence (AI) tools in the breast cancer screening programme in the East Midlands.