Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103163

Accident and Emergency Departments: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 5 January 2026

Answered: 29 January 2026

Question

James McMurdock

Independent — South Basildon and East Thurrock

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the press release of 28 December 2025 on AI use in hospitals, how many NHS Trusts have deployed AI-based triage or patient-flow tools in A&E departments as of January 2026; and what cri

Answer

Dr Zubir Ahmed

We do not know how many artificial intelligence (AI) based triage or patient flow tools are in accident and emergency (A&E) departments. The A&E demand forecasting tool discussed in the 28 December 2025 press release ‘Faster treatments and support...

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