#443: The NHS has trust. AI doesn't. Now what?

About this episode

James discusses public perceptions of AI in healthcare with Ahmed Binesmael, focusing on trust and skepticism.

This week, James is joined by Ahmed Binesmael, Senior Improvement Analyst at the Health Foundation, to dig into what the British public actually thinks about AI in healthcare - and why the people most likely to benefit from healthtech are often the most sceptical of it. They explore the Health Foundation's latest survey data on trust, the NHS app's "doctor in your pocket" function, and why meaningful public engagement is the missing piece in the UK's fragmented AI strategy. Connect with Ahmed : https://www.linkedin.com/in/ahmed-binesmael-025b07225 Learn more about The Health Foundation : https://www.health.org.uk Apply to be a guest : www.thehealthtechpodcast.com Subscribe to Healthtech Pigeon 🐦: www.healthtechpigeon.com Get in touch with James : www.jamessomauroo.com This podcast was brought to you by SomX .

People in this episode

Host: Dr. James Somauroo

Guest: Ahmed Binesmael

Topics covered

• AI in healthcare
• public trust
• healthtech skepticism
• NHS app
• public engagement
• UK AI strategy

Keywords

• AI
• healthcare
• trust
• NHS
• public engagement
• healthtech
• survey data

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Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Health Foundation, NHS

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