Social Services: Artificial Intelligence
2026-05-13 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL150 · Official question
Question
To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of AI technologies in residential care settings to reduce falls and emergency hospital admissions; and what plans they have for the funding and regulation of those technologies in t
Answer
Falls can have a significant impact on quality of life, and the human cost of falling includes distress, pain, injury, loss of confidence, loss of independence, and mortality. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) reports that, in 2...