A hospital trust has been explaining how its use of artificial intelligence (AI) is improving patients' experience from paperwork to surgery.
One system that listens to doctor-patient conversations and generates a summary had improved clinic letter turnaround times from up to a week to one to two days, The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust said.
New Cross Hospital also has two Da Vinci Xi robots working every week on cases in urology, colorectal, cardiothoracic and gynaecology surgery.
Science, Innovation and Technology Secretary Peter Kyle, who visited, said he was impressed with how the trust was exploring the use of AI to speed up administration.
Consultant anaesthetist and chief clinical information officer at the trust Dr Yat Li demonstrated CLEARNotes, which listens to the conversations during a consultation and, according to the trust, generates a structured discussion summary, significantly reducing paperwork for clinicians.
