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date: 2026-01-16
link: https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/01/nhs-backs-ai-notetaking-free-up-more-face-to-face-care/
title: NHS backs AI notetaking to free up more care
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cited: NHS

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This is great, except for when the AI gets it wrong and it's on my permanent health care record.

My notes say I suffer from "hiccups and had a hangover", when describing gastrointestinal issues like heartburn and acid reflux and that ME brain fog is worse than any hangover and is a constant blur.

> New AI notetaking tools being backed by the NHS could help doctors spend up to a quarter more time with their patients.
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> NHS organisations across England are being urged to take advantage of a new national registry of 19 suppliers for the technology, which captures clinician--patient conversations and uses AI to accurately generate real-time transcriptions and clinical summaries, while ensuring data protection.
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> Embracing the cutting-edge tools, known as ambient voice technologies, could save clinicians up to 2 or 3 minutes for each patient consultation, freeing up more time for them to see other patients.