Alex HannaApr 22, 2024

The @nationalnurses guidance on AI in the healthcare setting is excellent. Talk about immediately seeing through the hype!

https://www.nationalnursesunited.org/artificial-intelligence

AI’s impact on nursing and health care

Artificial intelligence (AI) is rapidly expanding in all workplaces, and hospitals are no exception. Without our collective action, AI’s expansion will accelerate the hospital industry’s race to the bottom and drastically limit nurses’ ability to provide quality care.

National Nurses United
Show threadQybatApr 23, 2024

@alex @nationalnurses Meanwhile in the Land of Tea and Biscuits, the government is shoveling money at AI diagnosis oracles.

https://www.gov.uk/government/news/21-million-to-roll-out-artificial-intelligence-across-the-nhs

Not that I'm against new tech for cost savings in medical care, but maybe wait until it's a bit more mature and throughly studied before you start betting people's lives?

£21 million to roll out artificial intelligence across the NHS

The new technology will help diagnose patients more quickly for conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions.

GOV.UK
Show threadAlex Hanna
@Qybat @nationalnurses Ugh, yes. The NHS has unfortunately gone all-in.
Apr 23, 2024 at 2:36pmWeb