Webinar on digital consent; Brits use AI to research symptoms; new AI tools for NHS staff
Webinar: Learn more about digital consent
Informed consent failures have cost UK healthcare £460 million in just six years. But Radar Healthcare says it is still too often treated as a tick-box or form-filling exercise. Join PIF director Sophie Randall and others for a panel discussion on digital consent. This lunchtime webinar on 24 June will look at how to deliver safer outcomes by bringing consent, risk and insight together.
1 in 4 British adults now use AI to research their health symptoms
1 in 4 British adults have used artificial intelligence (AI) tools like ChatGPT to research health symptoms, according to the newly released Future Health Index 2026 research. While many say AI has helped them feel more informed and better prepared for conversations with their doctor, more than 1 in 4 have received incorrect or misleading health information.
Separate research from King's College London also found that a growing number of people are now using AI instead of contacting a medical professional.
You can read the full report here.
NHS staff get new AI tools ‘to free up more time’
More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new AI tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties. NHS England announced this week it is accelerating AI adoption across healthcare services by providing 505,000 clinicians and support staff with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot. The agreement follows the largest AI trial of its kind globally in healthcare.
Read the full story on the NHS England website.
What does the Health Bill mean for health and care?
The King’s Fund has published an explainer on the NHS Modernisation Bill, highlighting its potential to improve care coordination through a Single Patient Record. They warn that structural reforms, including the abolition of NHS England, could distract from patient care and centralise power.
New translated resources on patient rights following focus groups
The Patients Association has translated two of its factsheets, including animations with Punjabi audio, thanks to funding from GSK and Novartis. Knowing your rights and accessing support as a patient and Getting the most out of your appointments have been translated into Arabic, Bengali, Portuguese, Romanian and Urdu. The project was based on discussions across six focus groups.
You can find the factsheets, animations, and report on the Patients Association’s webpage here. English versions of the factsheets can also be found on the website.