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AI Discharge-Summary Tool Debuts at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust

Hosted on the NHS Federated Data Platform, the pilot aims to relieve bed shortages by automating the drafting of discharge summaries from patient data.

Overview

  • The AI platform extracts diagnoses and test results from electronic records to draft discharge summaries for clinical review.
  • The trial is part of the government’s AI exemplar programme and is currently running at Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust.
  • Health Secretary Wes Streeting says the system should cut hours-long paperwork delays, freeing beds and letting doctors spend more time with patients.
  • The tool operates on the shared NHS Federated Data Platform, which is designed to connect health and care organisations for digital services.
  • No independent evaluation data have been published, and wider rollouts—including a similar AI system for probation officers—are scheduled later in 2025.