London launches ‘world-first’ care AI lab to tackle NHS pressures Tech A new AI lab focused on the care sector is being launched in London with government backing, as the UK looks to scale homegrown healthtech and turn NHS innovation into exportable products. Cera said it is making an eight-figure investment into the facility, which will bring together AI specialists and a cohort of “entrepreneurs in [...]
AI to help NHS tackle super flu and A&E delays Tech Hospitals across England are increasingly using artificial intelligence (AI) to reduce waiting times for patients. The tool, part of the government’s AI exemplars programme, is already in use by 50 NHS organisations. The forecasting system analyses hospital admissions, historical data, weekly trends, and Met Office temperature forecasts to identify likely peak periods. This allows hospitals [...]
Autumn Budget: Reeves pledges local NHS care and £300m tech boost Tech Rachel Reeves today unveiled a major NHS shake-up in her Autumn Budget, promising faster, local treatment and a tech-driven productivity boost. “We will renew our national health service”, Reeves claimed, highlighting a dual approach aimed at cutting waiting times while modernising frontline services. At the centre of the plan are 250 new Neighbourhood Health Centres, [...]
