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Funding boost for artificial intelligence in NHS
Patients will benefit from major improvements in technology to speed up the diagnosis of deadly diseases as a result of investment in the use of artificial intelligence (AI) across the NHS.
A £50 million funding boost will scale up the work of existing Digital Pathology and Imaging Artificial Intelligence Centres of Excellence, which were launched in 2018 to develop cutting-edge digital tools to improve the diagnosis of disease.
The three centres, based on Coventry, Leeds and London, will receive a share of the funding to deliver digital upgrades to pathology and imaging services across an additional 38 NHS trusts, benefiting 26.5 million patients across England.
Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock said: “Technology is a force for good in our fight against the deadliest diseases – it can transform and save lives through faster diagnosis, free up clinicians to spend time with their patients and make every pound in the NHS go further.
“I am determined we do all we can to save lives by spotting cancer sooner. Bringing the benefits of artificial intelligence to the frontline of our health service with this funding is another step in that mission. We can support doctors to improve the care we provide and make Britain a world-leader in this field. The NHS is open and I urge anyone who suspects they have symptoms to book an appointment with their GP as soon as possible to benefit from our excellent diagnostics and treatments.”
The centres benefiting from the funding are: London Medical Imaging and Artificial Intelligence Centre for Value-Based Healthcare, the National Pathology Imaging Collaborative (NPIC) located in Leeds, and the Pathology Image Data Lake for Analytics, Knowledge and Education (PathLAKE), based in Coventry.
The government has also revealed that 69 CT scanners have been installed and are in use, following its pledge in September 2019 to replace MRI machines, CT scanners and breast screening equipment. According to the Department of Health and Social Care, 10 more scanners are being installed and 75 have been ordered or are ready to be installed. This is part of the government’s commitment to ensure 55,000 more people survive cancer each year.
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