Today marks an important step towards ensuring AI is used safely, transparently and in a way people can trust across healthcare.  The National Commission on the Regulation of AI in Healthcare has published its recommendations following the largest public engagement exercise of its kind ever undertaken in the UK on how healthcare technologies should be regulated.  As Deputy Chair of the Commission, I am proud of the extensive engagement that has informed this work. More than 12,000 people shared their views and their message was clear: people want to know when AI is used in their care, confidence that it…

Today, I am pleased to publish my Annual Report for 2025–26.  I wanted to use this opportunity to reflect on the progress we have made but also the challenges that remain. As I look back, one theme stands out above all others: when we listen to patients, we make healthcare safer.   Over the past year, I have met patients, families, clinicians, campaigners and healthcare leaders from across the country. Their experiences have reinforced something I have long believed: patients are not simply recipients of care. They are experts in their own experiences and often the first people to identify when something is going…