NHS staff to be trained to use AI

Jeremy Hunt has called for an independent review to explore how innovation and technology can be used to transform health care. The review, led by American cardiology, genetics and digital medicine expert Dr Eric Topol, will consider ways to train existing staff and the implications on the skills required of future healthcare professional. Hunt said, on Friday last week: "Every week we hear about exciting new developments surfacing in the NHS which could help provide answers to some of our greatest challenges, such as cancer or chronic illness. "These give us a glimpse of what the future of the whole NHS could be, which is why in the year of the NHS' 70th birthday I want to empower staff to offer patients modern healthcare more widely and more quickly." Topol's previous work has focused on the relationship between technology and health care. He said: "While it's hard to predict the future, we know artificial intelligence, digital medicine and genomics will have an enormous impact for improving the efficiency and precision in healthcare.