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500,000 NHS staff to get new artificial intelligence tools to help free up more time for patients | NHS England<\/a><\/p>\n

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Publish Date: 2026-06-09 04:18:00<\/a><\/p>\n

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More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties, freeing up more time for the duties that matter most for patients and staff.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NHS England yesterday\u00a0announced that it is significantly accelerating AI adoption across healthcare services by providing 505,000 clinicians and support staff with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot.<\/p>\n

The AI personal assistant helps clinicians to draft documents and analyse data more efficiently to focus more time on patient care.<\/p>\n

The agreement follows the largest AI trial of its kind globally in healthcare, which provided more than 30,000 NHS workers across 90 NHS organisations with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot.<\/p>\n

It found that AI-powered administrative support could save an average of 43 minutes per staff member per day or more, which equates to 5 weeks of time per person annually.<\/p>\n

Results from the trial showed that a full rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot could save millions of hours of staff time per month.<\/p>\n

Rob Thompson, Chief Digital, Data and Technology Officer at NHS England yesterday\u00a0<\/strong>said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cThe NHS wants to embrace cutting-edge technology and this Microsoft partnership will mean staff can be freed from admin so they can focus more of their time on what matters most \u2013 improving care for patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cInnovations like this will help drive NHS productivity so patients can get the treatment they need sooner and there is better value for taxpayers.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe potential to save NHS staff around 2 days of admin time every month could be a gamechanger for patients.<\/p>\n

\u201cAs part of our 10 Year Health Plan, we\u2019re making sure every pound is spent on cutting waiting times and boosting care\u201d.<\/p>\n

Health Innovation and Safety Minister Preet Kaur Gill yesterday\u00a0said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cTechnology should support our NHS staff, not slow them down.<\/p>\n

\u201cEvery day, doctors, nurses and other healthcare professionals spend valuable time on…<\/p>\n

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