Pulse Podcast: Pritesh Mistry on Whether the NHS Is Ready for AI-Powered Patients
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This Pulse: Amplify podcast episode features Pritesh Mistry, Fellow for Digital Technologies at The King's Fund, discussing his analysis on whether the NHS is ready for the AI-powered patient. Mistry argues that the NHS is no longer the center of a person's health experience but one participant in a larger ecosystem. He identifies three forces driving this shift: direct-to-consumer innovation, generational change, and the growing role of employers. The episode also touches on the concept of 'NHS exceptionalism' — the belief that care delivered outside the NHS is inferior.
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Pritesh asks if 'NHS exceptionalism', the belief that any care delivered outside the NHS is inferior, is still valid
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