Written questions

Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

2026-07-07 · Department of Health and Social Care · HL1860 · Official question

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to support the early identification of hospital-acquired infections in NHS hospitals.

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency is currently exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may be used across a range of public health analyses and threat identification.Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a major public health concern because...