TY - JOUR T1 - AI in the NHS: a framework for adoption JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 313 LP - 316 DO - 10.7861/fhj.2022-0068 VL - 9 IS - 3 AU - Bharadwaj V Chada AU - Leanne Summers Y1 - 2022/11/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/3/313.abstract N2 - KEYWORDS:While we are encouraged by the promise shown by AI in healthcare, and more broadly welcome the use of digital technologies in improving clinical outcomes and health system productivity, we also recognise that caution must be exercised when introducing any new healthcare technology. Working with colleagues across the NHS Transformation Directorate, as well as the wider AI community, we have been developing a framework to evaluate AI-enabled solutions in the health and care policy context. The aim of the framework is severalfold but is, at its core, a tool with which to highlight to healthcare commissioners, end users, patients and members of the public the considerations to be mindful when introducing AI to healthcare settings. By way of a summary, the framework encompasses eight key considerations that policymakers are encouraged to discuss (Table 1).View this table:In this windowIn a new windowTable 1. Summary of the AI considerations frameworkThe past 5 years has seen a proliferation of academic publications and policy initiatives designed to support the deployment of AI in health and care settings, many of which have informed the development of our framework. Lovejoy et al outline a number of considerations for the use of AI in healthcare, with a particular focus on context and model design.1 Similarly, Reddy … ER -