Corporate document

Purpose of this document

Purpose of this document

This document sets out our intention to develop our approach to:

  • providing guidance for technology developers on best practice for artificial intelligence (AI)-based methods to support the evidence generation for their technologies

  • evaluating AI-based technologies for use in the NHS

  • exploring the use of AI-based tools in our own internal processes.

AI encompasses the use of digital technology to create systems capable of performing tasks commonly thought to require human intelligence. This includes machine learning approaches.

Given the rapid and dynamic pace of AI advancements, this document is not intended to present a strategy or a rigid workplan but rather a flexible framework for methods development.

We will take an adaptive approach to reflect technological advances, emerging needs, the work of system partners and stakeholder feedback.