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UK Allocates £20 m for Nationwide AI Chest-X-Ray Rollout by 2029

6/11/2026

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Government earmarked £20 million to roll out AI-assisted chest-X-ray analysis across all NHS trusts by 2029.
An £8 million pilot will test AI for heart failure, stroke and lung cancer in 13 NHS organisations.
Half of NHS trusts use AI for chest-X-ray interpretation, halving average scan time from eight days to four.
Government data show AI has provided faster lung-cancer diagnoses or clear results for over four million patients.

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Government earmarked £20 million to roll out AI-assisted chest-X-ray analysis across all NHS trusts by 2029.
An £8 million pilot will test AI for heart failure, stroke and lung cancer in 13 NHS organisations.
Half of NHS trusts use AI for chest-X-ray interpretation, halving average scan time from eight days to four.
Government data show AI has provided faster lung-cancer diagnoses or clear results for over four million patients.