Written Question·Department of Health and Social Care·UIN 35482

Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence

Tabled: 4 March 2025
Answered: 13 March 2025

Question

Clive Jones

Liberal DemocratWokingham

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment his Department has made of the potential impact of AI radiotherapy auto-contouring on (a) patient outcomes, (b) productivity and (c) workforce retention.

Answer

Karin Smyth
Artificial intelligence (AI) technologies have huge potential in improving productivity across the National Health Service by supporting clinicians with faster and more accurate diagnosis, enhancing clinical decision-making about treatment plans, and redu...

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