The AI Framework covers the agreed way of introducing, using and monitoring these products across the NHS in south east London.
It also describes about how the NHS will work with staff, people and communities to get the most from AI tools to support better health and care.
In addition, the framework has been developed with this in mind to help provide consistency across London.
The framework was developed through a series of collaborative events with NHS partners, the AI Centre for Value Based Healthcare and OneLondon.
Dr George Verghese, GP and Partner Member for primary care at NHS South East London, said: ‘This is such an important step to using AI to help people and communities in south east London.
‘Our system is under significant pressure and AI has real potential to deliver tangible transformation to improve our system. I am delighted that we are using the Framework to help ensure we can build a strong collaborative approach to make the most of the promise that AI delivers.'
Sigal Hachlili Dwyer, director of AI, data & digital innovation at Guy's and St Thomas, added: ‘AI tools have the ability to change how we care for people across London, however they also bring with them risk. This framework gives us an important and consistent way of supporting the safe and effective introduction and use of these tools. Security and careful management of these products has been paramount in our work and I'm pleased to see us all tackling this head on in the framework.'
Philippa Kirkpatrick, chief digital information officer at NHS South East London, said: ‘We need to do this together. Through using this framework, all partners will share information about their plans and how well any tools are doing so that we can learn from one another and improve or respond to concerns rapidly.
'The framework has been co-developed over a series of workshops and this collaboration will be built upon to work together in the implementation of AI, ensuring that we are maximising the opportunities available with our resources.'
The framework can be view here.
