Written questions

NHS: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 25227 · Tabled 21 Jan 2025 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 27 Jan 2025

Question

Asked by Jim Shannon

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what safeguards are in place to manage the use of AI in the NHS.

Answer

Answered by Karin Smyth, 27 Jan 2025

There are strict safeguards in place throughout the National Health Service to protect data. All providers of services which handle patient data must protect that data in line with UK General Data Protection Regulations, and the Data Protection Act 2018, ...