As part of the recently published 10 Year Health Plan for England, the NHS will make a shift from analogue to digital – helping to create a seamless healthcare experience through innovation.
We are working with a powerful new AI chest X-ray solution, designed to speed up diagnoses of serious conditions, including lung cancer and improve patient outcomes. Our involvement in this work has been shared nationally as part of the 10-year health plan, you can watch more in this video by NHS England.
Our Consultant Radiologist and Radiology Discrepancy Lead, Dr Heshan Panditaratne, said: “Each year, around 400,000 chest X-rays are taken across our trusts. With AI support, we can prioritise urgent cases, make decisions more confidently, and intervene earlier, especially in conditions like lung cancer, where early diagnosis can increase survival rates.
“This isn’t just about innovation, it’s about transforming how we work”.
Funded through NHS England’s AI Diagnostics Fund, the software can detect up to 124 potential findings in under a minute, providing clinicians with annotated images to support quicker and more accurate decision-making.