Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 103164
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, with reference to the press notice entitled Faster treatments and support for health workers as AI tackles A&E bottlenecks, published on 28 December 2025, what assessment his Department has made of
Answer
Dr Zubir AhmedThe Department has not to date undertaken any formal assessment or evaluation of the potential impact of the use of artificial intelligence (AI) to predict levels of demand in accident and emergency departments on waiting times, or staff workload, wellbei...
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