Five new AI medical centres to speed up disease diagnosis

Five new clinics will open in the UK next year that will use artificial intelligence to help speed up disease diagnosis. The medical technology centres in Leeds, Oxford, Coventry, Glasgow and London will be funded by the Government as it looks to increase its investment in AI and improve patient treatment. The centres will use AI software to digitalise scans and biopsies, and develop products to detect diseases early. The large investment, costing £50million, will ensure people get personalised treatment sooner, as well as freeing up doctors time. Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Secretary Greg Clark said: 'AI has the potential to revolutionise healthcare and improve lives for the better.' 'The innovation at these new centres will help diagnose disease earlier to give people more options when it comes to their treatment, and make reporting more efficient, freeing up time for our much-admired NHS staff to spend on direct patient care.'