Following a successful pilot programme at several NHS Trusts, Oracle Health has announced its Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note is now available in the UK. The new AI solution allows caregivers at the NHS and private practices to use an ambient voice and screen-driven assistant to draft patient notes, so they can reduce administrative tasks and devote more time to patient care. Trusts participating in the pilot programme, including Barts Health NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and Milton Keynes University Hospital, are now deploying the solution more broadly across their organisations.
The UK Government’s 10-Year Health Plan, titled ‘Fit for the Future’ aims to seize the opportunities provided by new technologies, AI, medicines and innovations to deliver better care for all patients. As a leading electronic health record (EHR) provider, Oracle Health supports this vision and the general availability of Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note will help deliver on it. Oracle Health’s AI-powered tools come at a critical time for the NHS as it looks to reduce waiting times and bureaucratic processes, underscoring the need for solutions that seamlessly integrate into clinician workflows and help give doctors and nurses their time back to focus on patients.
With Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note, clinicians no longer have to spend time sifting through drop-down menus and typing on their laptops to document patient visits. Instead, Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note automatically drafts structured notes from patient-clinician interactions, so doctors only have to review and approve the notes. This reduces the administrative work that contributes to clinician burnout and enables them to focus on the patient during a visit.
Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note earns praise from NHS organisations
“As a user of the Clinical AI Agent, it’s been really fantastic. It’s improved the accuracy of my notes and given me a lot of time back. Now, when I see a patient, I can spend all my time focusing on them. I can complete my letter and give it to the patient before they even leave the department a few minutes later,” said Robin Kearney, Consultant in Acute Medicine, Milton Keynes University Hospital.
“Our ongoing trial of the Clinical AI Agent has demonstrated the power that ambient voice technology can bring to the NHS,” said Sanjay Gautama, Chief Clinical Information Officer and Caldicott Guardian for Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust and North West London Integrated Care Board. “It is beneficial for both patient and clinician experiences.”
A commitment to innovation
The general availability of Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note in the UK builds upon Oracle’s commitment to invest US$5 billion over the next five years to meet the rapidly growing demand for its cloud services in the UK. This ongoing investment expands the Oracle Cloud Infrastructure (OCI) footprint in the UK and supports the Government’s vision to drive AI innovation and adoption, enabling more organisations across the UK, including those in healthcare, to leverage Oracle’s comprehensive AI and cloud computing services.
“The healthcare industry is grappling with workforce shortages and overloaded clinicians on a global scale. By embedding advanced AI-powered capabilities into their workflows, we are directly tackling the administrative burden that contributes to burnout and hinders clinicians’ ability to focus on providing patient care,” said Seema Verma, Executive Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Health and Life Sciences. “Bringing these innovative capabilities to the NHS is a key part of our commitment to help empower their doctors, so they can deliver exceptional care.”
Oracle Health Clinical AI Agent, Clinical Note launched in the US just a year ago. It’s now being used in more than 300 organisations and has helped save doctors more than 200,000 hours and reduce the average documentation time per patient by approximately 40%.
