NHS: Breast Screening Programme - Question

Part of the debate – in the House of Lords at 2:58 pm on 3 September 2024.

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Photo of Baroness Walmsley Baroness Walmsley Co-Deputy Leader of the Liberal Democrat Peers, Chair, Food, Diet and Obesity Committee, Chair, Food, Diet and Obesity Committee 2:58, 3 September 2024

My Lords, artificial intelligence has been very efficient in helping to interpret breast imaging, reducing false positives and false negatives, and significantly reducing the workload of the second reader. We know that early detection is key to reducing mortality, and I understand that AI can be used to identify patients with high risk so that they can be screened more frequently and proactively. What work is being done to use AI to identify high-risk individuals, so they can be screened more frequently?