AI in Healthcare: Opportunities, Barriers and the Path to Adoption
AI has the potential to transform healthcare, from improving diagnostics and streamlining operations to enabling more personalised patient care. Yet despite rapid advances, widespread adoption across the health sector remains complex.
This event will explore both the opportunities AI presents and the barriers that continue to limit its adoption. Bringing together industry leaders and technology experts, the discussion will examine the practical, ethical and operational factors shaping AI implementation across healthcare.
Topics will include the potential for improved patient outcomes, operational efficiency and innovation, alongside challenges such as data quality and accessibility, regulatory and compliance requirements, integration with existing systems, workforce readiness, and concerns around trust, transparency and patient safety. Attendees will gain insight into how organisations are balancing these opportunities and risks, and where meaningful progress is being made.
About the Speakers:
Rebecca is a corporate commercial lawyer specialising in the health sector. Her clients include NHS organisations and other health and social care providers in the North West and nationally. Rebecca has been the operational lead lawyer on several major NHS transformation projects including mergers between NHS trusts / foundation trusts and the establishment of integrated care systems. Rebecca joined Browne Jacobson in 2019 and has previously worked in-house at NHS Improvement / Monitor, the Care Quality Commission and the Government Legal Department. Rebecca was named “Lawyer of the Year” at the Made in Manchester Awards 2023.
James Chapman is Co-Founder of Decently, a UK health technology company developing Melo, an AI-powered clinical decision support platform that helps healthcare teams better understand and manage complex patient behaviours. With over a decade of experience across digital health, NHS innovation, and healthcare technology, James works at the intersection of clinical practice, behavioural data, and artificial intelligence. Melo is currently used across NHS and specialist care services throughout the UK, supporting clinicians with structured assessments, predictive insights, and AI-generated patient summaries.
Theo Conway is the Founder and CEO of Sorta Health AI, an AI-driven sustainability platform helping healthcare providers improve waste segregation and reduce unnecessary clinical waste. By enabling staff to instantly identify the correct disposal route for items, Sorta helps organisations increase recycling rates, lower carbon emissions, and reduce waste management costs.
Prior to founding Sorta, Theo was a startup founder and built experience across both healthcare and technology, spending two years in orthopaedic medical devices with Stryker and two years in software sales. His background at the intersection of healthcare, commercial technology and entrepreneurship informs his work bringing practical AI solutions into complex healthcare environments.
For the panel, Theo will share insights on the challenges and opportunities of deploying AI products within the NHS and private sector.
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