In collaboration with Sectra and Qure.ai, North East London Cancer Alliance is using the Sectra Amplifier services integrating qXR (Qure X-Ray) AI tool to help radiologists and reporting radiographers prioritise urgent cases, enhance decision-making, and streamline the patient journey.

The initiative is a collaboration between Barts Health NHS Trust, Barking, Havering, and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust, and Homerton Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust.

Oliver Hawkins, Senior Project Manager for North East London Cancer Alliance, said: ‘It has been great working with Qure.ai and Sectra to deliver an AI-driven solution aimed at revolutionising diagnostic pathways in north east London. This provides patients with faster access to crucial diagnostic tests and improves overall healthcare delivery.'

Surabhi Srivastava, Head of UK Business at Qure.ai says: ‘Identifying suspicious signs of lung cancer such as nodules or masses on chest X-rays will help move patients into the next step of the diagnostic journey quicker, potentially improving survival with faster and earlier diagnosis.

‘This commercial deployment is a true partnership of AI activation, working closely with the Alliance, its hospitals and Sectra, to balance clinical considerations, information governance, AI integration into existing healthcare IT systems. Once live, as an AI partner, we move onto user training and patient awareness.'