Rebecca Grey, director of the NHS Confederation’s Psychological Well being Community (Credit score: NHS Confederation)
Former Pitchfest winner Limbic has partnered with the NHS Confederation to discover how AI can enhance psychological well being providers and entry to care.
Limbic was introduced because the first-ever winner within the scale-up class of Digital Well being Rewired Pitchfest in 2023 for its AI psychological well being chatbot.
The NHS Confed Psychological Well being Community will work with Limbic to determine the limitations and alternatives going through NHS programs associated to AI use and long-term adoption in psychological well being care.
Rebecca Grey, director of the NHS Confederation’s Psychological Well being Community, stated: “The ten 12 months well being plan units out a imaginative and prescient for a well being service that embraces digital and AI to enhance entry and the effectiveness of care.
“The rise of AI-enabled instruments presents each alternatives and challenges. Problems with security, effectiveness, accessibility and an absence of steerage imply that there’s a actual want for assist on this space.
“We’re delighted to be working with Limbic, whose wealth of expertise and experience will assist to be sure that science and proof underpin the adoption of AI in psychological well being providers.
“We have to give members the arrogance to make knowledgeable selections targeted on the largest areas of want, sharing sensible examples of what works, and guaranteeing that AI strengthens providers quite than including pointless complexity.”
The venture will even present sensible steerage on AI adoption, supported by case research and examples of use in psychological well being, and assist programs seeking to broaden their use of AI instruments and create an setting during which they will thrive.
Ross Harper, chief govt and founding father of Limbic, stated: “We all know that AI has huge potential to scale psychological healthcare, however realising that potential requires collaboration, proof, and a problem-first method.
“Our partnership with the NHS Confederation positions us on the coronary heart of this vital dialog, serving to form how medical AI can genuinely enhance outcomes for sufferers and clinicians alike.”
Kathleen Henrick, UK basic supervisor at Limbic, stated: “Psychological well being providers are below huge stress, and AI gives tangible options, however solely when carried out safely and successfully.
“We’re delighted to accomplice with the NHS Confederation’s Psychological Well being Community to make sure psychological well being leaders have the sensible steerage and proof they should deploy medical AI confidently and responsibly.
“By sharing our expertise from deployments throughout the NHS and studying from psychological well being leaders, we are able to guarantee AI adoption is guided by medical want and affected person security.
“Collectively, we are able to transfer past the hype and concentrate on regulated medical AI options that ship measurable worth throughout the care pathway.”
