Question follow-through · 18156

NHS: Artificial Intelligence

To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July to Question 3410, if he will make it his Department's policy to estimate the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.

answeredDepartment of Health and Social Care

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Department of Health and Social Care
Tabled
13 Jul 2026
Target answer date
15 Jul 2026
Answer
18 Aug 2026 · 36 calendar days after tabling

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  1. 13 Jul 2026

    Question tabled

    To ask the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, pursuant to the Answer of 13 July to Question 3410, if he will make it his Department's policy to estimate the health costs caused by AI displacement in the workforce and associated stresses.

  2. 15 Jul 2026

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  3. 18 Aug 2026

    Answer published

    The Department and NHS England regularly review the different factors that impact on demands on the health system, and we will take this proposal into consideration along with other priorities for that work.

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