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...