DeepMind's Streams reduces workload for nurses at Royal Free

DeepMind's partnership with the NHS proves technology can improve the state of the health and care system The app can immediately alert a clinician as soon as it detects signs of kidney failure in patients as nearly 30 doctors and nurses at the Royal Free Hospital have now started using it on a daily basis. "The app is delivering cultural change to the way technology is being used to improve care. The technology is no longer passive, but is actively helping us to provide better and timelier care to patients. "For example on one day this week, the app alerted us to 11 patients, ranging from a young cancer patient to an elderly patient suffering life-threatening dehydration, who were at risk of developing AKI (Acute Kidney Injury). "These patients had a range of different conditions and without the app it would have taken our staff much longer to realise they were developing kidney problems. The app enabled us to monitor our patients' kidney function, detect kidney failure early and intervene rapidly to manage complications and accelerate their recovery," said Chris Laing, a Renal Consultant involved in the development of the Streams app.