Prime Minister Pledges £250m funding for NHS Artificial Intelligence Lab

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has announced £250 million in funding to establish an NHS artificial intelligence lab – marking his third funding pledge to the health service in as many days. NHS England will receive the multi-million-pound funding, which Johnson says could help revolutionise patient care and medical research. Health Secretary Matt Hancock praised the potential of deploying AI in the NHS, saying it had "enormous power" to enhance care, save lives and to allow doctors to spend more time with patients. Due to the NHS' less than stellar record with technology, health experts have warned that any new system will require "robust evaluation" to avoid it having a negative impact on the healthcare system. If implemented without high safety standards and training, they say it could cause more harm than good.