Written question WQ95877
- Asked by
- Darren MillarConservative
- To be answered by
- Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
- Tabled
- Due
- Answered
- Time to answer
- 8 days
Question
How much funding is the Welsh Government committing in 2025 to supporting research into expanding the use of AI in healthcare?
Answer
Answered by Cabinet Secretary for Health and Social Care
The Welsh Government is prioritising investment in line with the Digital and Data Strategy for Health and Social Care in Wales. However, it is not possible to provide a breakdown of all research and implementation spend, which would include AI investment in NHS Wales in 2025-26.
Examples of the use of AI in clinical services include extending the use of Breast Ibex AI to all laboratories, the use of AI in stroke services in all health boards and funding a pilot study in Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board to develop a new AI algorithm to triage routine skin histology cases for urgent reporting.