How the British health service is using AI to make healthcare fairer

Britain's National Health Service (NHS) is famous for offering free medical treatment to all UK citizens. Despite this, uptake of some services remains low, particularly in certain ethnic demographics. The British government has spent many years trying to reduce these inequalities – and now they are investigating how artificial intelligence (AI) can help bridge the gap. NHSx – the NHS' AI lab and health foundation – has a mission "to ensure NHS patients are amongst the first in the world to benefit from leading AI," and "a responsibility to ensure those technologies don't exacerbate existing health inequalities." As part of these efforts, NHSx has recently identified four AI projects that will benefit from additional investment.