Current status: Answered by Michael Matheson on 11 October 2023
To ask the Scottish Government whether it plans to appoint an artificial intelligence champion for the NHS to enable its adoption wherever appropriate, and, if so, when it will do so.
The growth and development of AI offers our NHS the opportunity to make use of, and benefit from an exciting range of new and developing data based solutions. Our intention therefore is to empower and support NHS leadership in the use of these new technologies, to help build and share a wider knowledge base, rather than appointing a single AI champion.
By making use of Scotland’s AI Strategy, ICO advice and maintaining a focus on innovation, we will ensure that our health workforce remains at the forefront of essential health, research and care developments.