Medscape June 30, 2025
The UK is set to become the first country to use an artificial intelligence (AI) early warning system to flag healthcare safety issues in real time.
The government said the system will trigger earlier inspections by identifying patterns in hospital data and reports from community healthcare staff.
The new technology will alert the Care Quality Commission (CQC) to signs of abuse, serious injury, death, or other safety issues. When flagged, CQC teams will be able to conduct targeted inspections.
Officials say the move aims to prevent NHS failures from escalating and to protect patients from the types of harm seen in recent high-profile scandals. The initiative forms part of the government’s 10-Year Health Plan to modernise NHS services by...
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