Written questions

NHS: Artificial Intelligence

Commons · Question 18156 · Tabled 13 Jul 2026 · Department of Health and Social Care · Official record

Answered 18 Aug 2026

Question

Asked by Charlotte Nichols

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July to Question 3410, if he will make it his Department's policy to estimate the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.

Answer

Answered by James Frith, 18 Aug 2026

The Department and NHS England regularly review the different factors that impact on demands on the health system, and we will take this proposal into consideration along with other priorities for that work.