Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN HL1860

Hospitals: Infectious Diseases

Tabled: 8 July 2026

Answered: 20 July 2026

Question

To ask His Majesty's Government what assessment they have made of the use of artificial intelligence to support the early identification of hospital-acquired infections in NHS hospitals.

Answer

The UK Health Security Agency is currently exploring how artificial intelligence (AI) technologies may be used across a range of public health analyses and threat identification.Hospital acquired infections (HAIs) are a major public health concern because...

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