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Guidance on the use of AI-enabled ambient scribing products in health and care setting

This guidance outlines key considerations for NHS technology leaders implementing ambient scribing products across health and care settings in England. Ambient scribing products, when combined with generative Artificial Intelligence (AI), can convert speech directly into structured medical documentation, such as notes and letters. The products are sometimes referred to as ambient scribes or AI scribes and include advanced ambient voice technologies (AVTs) used for clinical or patient documentation and workflow support.

Priorities for an AI in health care strategy

Six key priorities policymakers and health care leaders must address through such a strategy if the benefits of AI are to be realised.