Care patients in Britain will see at home visits replaced by a call from an AI VOICE ASSISTANT

Care patients could see at home visits replaced by a call from an AI-powered voice assistant in a new British trial. Dubbed'Siri for care', a human-like virtual assistant will ring patients once a week to ask a list of automated questions. An algorithm will then analyse the answers and alert carers if there are any deteriorations in health so they can arrange a doctor's visit. Similar trials in Europe have reduced A&E visits by 55 per cent, according to the tech company behind it. The new technology will be tested out on patients in domiciliary care for those who are living independently but who rely on helpers to visit them regularly.