The U.K. government is investing £21M ($26.75M) in National Health Service (NHS) trusts to accelerate the adoption of AI tools in hospitals. The newly launched AI Diagnostic Fund focuses on deploying AI imaging and decision-support tools to diagnose and treat heart conditions, cancer, and strokes. The government aims to implement AI tools across all NHS stroke networks by the end of 2023. - It plans to deploy AI for the analysis of chest X-rays to detect early signs of lung cancer, a leading cause of cancer-related deaths in the U.K.
- NHS Trusts would be able to apply for the use of any AI diagnostic model that would justify the spend
- The agency seeks image recognition tools that diagnose heart conditions, cancer, and strokes.
- The U.K. government previously set up a £100M fund for startups to develop AI applications for healthcare and education, among other areas.
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