A question on #Radiotherapy #ArtificialIntelligence tabled by Nadia Whittome on 17-04-2025 has been answered by Ashley Dalton.

Heading: Radiotherapy: Artificial Intelligence
Question ID: 1794655
UIN: 45940
House: Commons
Date tabled: 2025-04-17
Asking Member ID: 4869
Asking Member display name: Nadia Whittome
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Asking Member Twitter reference: Nadia Whittome
Member interest: false
Question text: To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, what assessment he has made of the impact of AI-based auto contouring on radiotherapy waiting times.
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Date answered: 2025-05-02
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Answering Member ID: 4981
Answering Member display name: Ashley Dalton
Answering Member handle: AshleyDalton_MP
Answering Member Twitter reference: @AshleyDalton_MP
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Answer text: No assessment has been made. However, the Department supports the National Health Service in reviewing opportunities to utilise artificial intelligence to transform performance, bring down waiting times, and support staff with their workload. We expect th...
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Answering body ID: 17
Answering body name: Department of Health and Social Care
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