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This episode looks at how a Bradford skin clinic is using AI to review photos of suspicious skin lesions, and what the early results show. We also cover what independent research says about whether AI can work without a clinician checking its results.

You'll learn:
- How a healthcare assistant photographs a skin lesion and how the AI tool called DERM reviews the images within minutes
- What happens next for benign results and for suspicious results at the one-stop clinic
- Why a clinician still reviews every AI result at St Luke's Hospital
- What the trust reports so far: 32 patients per session instead of 24 and about 10% fewer unnecessary biopsies
- Why referral numbers are so high when only about 8% of Bradford's urgent referrals turn out to be cancer
- What NICE has recommended and how the rollout is spreading across NHS trusts
- What an independent Salford Royal study found about sensitivity and specificity
- Why a benign AI result is reassurance, not a guarantee

AI can free up specialist time, but it does not replace a clinician's judgment. If a mole or skin mark changes, see your GP.

Blog Link: NHS Clinic Uses AI to Speed Up Suspected Skin Cancer Checks

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