#emergency-departments

#emergency-departments

Hospitals in England are using articificial intelligence to help cut waiting times in emergency departments this winter. The prediction algorithm is trained on historical data including weather trends, school holidays, and rates of flu and Covidto determine how many people are likely to visit A&E. The government said the technology allowed healthcare staff to do the things that they're trained to do, rather than having to be bound down by bureaucratic processes.

Sunday officially marked the start of winter yet our hospitals have been in the thick of it for months. Flu, other respiratory illnesses, and bugs including norovirus are spreading through our communities and placing a real strain on our services and the best present you can give us this year is taking steps to avoid these and a visit to hospital. A huge thank-you to all of our teams who are working in such challenging circumstances at this time of year to provide compassionate care for our patients.