Deep dive: safely deploying AI in the NHS
This session offers a deep exploration of initiatives aimed at safely deploying and evaluating AI technologies in healthcare. Discover the remarkable opportunities, challenges, and lessons learned from the AI project in Greater Manchester, focused on analysing Chest X-rays. Gain insights into the collaborative efforts involving NICE (National Institute for Health and Care Excellence) and the NHS AI Lab, as well as the preliminary findings of this pan-Greater Manchester initiative. Embrace the opportunity to actively participate in a lively Q&A session, where you can contribute to insightful discussions and seek deeper understanding of this pivotal topic.
Dom Cushman
Director AI, Imaging & Deployment – NHS England
Dominic Cushnan joined the NHS in 2014 and is currently Head of AI Imaging for the NHS AI Lab.
Dominic previously founded a technology company specialising in computer vision and human interface technologies.
Since his appointment in the NHS AI Lab, January 2020, he has developed an AI Buyers’ Guide for healthcare and developed the National Covid-19 Chest Imaging Database for the training and testing of AI models. Dom is a keen advocate of the safe and ethical adoption of AI.
Rhidian Bramley
Clinical Lead for Diagnostics, Digital and Innovation – Greater Manchester Cancer
Dr Rhidian Bramley is a founding member of the CCIO leaders’ network and former CCIO leader of the year. He is a consultant radiologist at the Christie NHS trust and diagnostic, digital and innovation clinical lead with the Greater Manchester cancer alliance leading on projects including PACS and imaging AI.
Clíodhna Ní Ghuidhir
Principal Scientific Adviser for AI – NICE
Clíodhna’s expertise is in AI and digital technologies. She is leading delivery of the multi-agency advisory service project, which brings regulatory and health technology assessment partners together to provide joined-up guidance and advice to developers and adopters of these technologies, and has developed the AI & Digital Regulations Service (www.digitalregulations.innovation.nhs.uk). She has also served on funding award panels for AI technologies, and chaired the award panels for round 3 of the NHS AI Award last year (phases 3-4). Previously, Clíodhna worked on a broad range of national innovation programmes, including real-world evaluation and led the development of the NHS Innovation Service (www.innovation.nhs.uk), a ‘single front door’ for innovators to the NHS. Her health-innovation policy work is informed by her frontline experience, as she worked in mental health and acute services within the UK and in supply chain operations in South Africa.