The Health and Social Care Secretary has announced £21 million for AI technology to diagnose and treat patients more quickly.

NHS Trusts can apply to the  AI Diagnostic Fund to accelerate the deployment of the most promising AI imaging and decision support tools to help diagnose patients more quickly for conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions.

Steve Barclay also made a commitment to roll out AI stroke-diagnosis technology to 100% of stroke networks by the end of 2023.

Barclay said: "Artificial intelligence is already transforming the way we deliver healthcare and AI tools are already making a significant impact across the NHS in diagnosing conditions earlier, meaning people can be treated more quickly.

"As we celebrate the NHS’s 75th birthday and look ahead to the future, I’m focused on adopting the latest cutting-edge technology across our health and care system to ensure we can continue to deliver the best care for our patients and cut waiting times, which is one of the government’s five priorities."

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