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NHS to use AI technology to help free up hospital beds


Health Secretary Wes Streeting has said the "potentially transformational" platform is "a prime example" of how the NHS is going digital as part of a 10-year plan.

A new platform, currently being trialled by Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust, uses AI to help fill out the documents needed to discharge a patient - potentially saving hours of delays. The tool extracts information such as diagnoses and test results from medical records, helping staff to draft discharge summaries, which must be completed before a person is sent home from the hospital. The tool will be hosted on the NHS Federated Data Platform (FDP), a shared software system designed to make it easier for health and care organisations to work together and provide better services.

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