Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 59910

Health Services: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 13 June 2025

Answered: 20 June 2025

Question

Martin Wrigley

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what steps he is taking to ensure that non-deterministic outputs from AI tools used in (a) diagnostics and (b) treatment planning can be (i) explained and (ii) validated.

Answer

Karin Smyth

In the United Kingdom, the majority of artificial intelligence (AI) products being used in health and social care are regulated as medical devices. This means they are subject to stringent safety, performance, and efficacy requirements, primarily set out ...

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