UK Doctors Are Using Unapproved AI Solutions to Record Meetings with Patients
Health leaders in England have issued a strong warning to doctors and hospitals, urging them to stop using certain AI tools that may violate data protection laws and endanger patient safety. The alert from NHS England comes just weeks after previous guidance encouraging the use of AI-based notetaking tools, specifically Ambient Voice Technology (AVT), which helps doctors spend less time on paperwork and more time with patients. Back in April, NHS England encouraged the use of AVT and laid out basic national criteria for its deployment. But according to a recent letter signed by the NHS England national chief clinical…