The National Health Service of England is rolling out Microsoft 365 Copilot to 505,000 clinicians & support staff.
More than half a million NHS staff are being given access to new artificial intelligence (AI) tools that could free up an average of 2 days every month from admin duties, freeing up more time for the duties that matter most for patients and staff.
NHS England announced today that it is significantly accelerating AI adoption across healthcare services by providing 505,000 clinicians and support staff with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
The AI personal assistant helps clinicians to draft documents and analyse data more efficiently to focus more time on patient care.
The agreement follows the largest AI trial of its kind globally in healthcare, which provided more than 30,000 NHS workers across 90 NHS organisations with access to Microsoft 365 Copilot.
It found that AI-powered administrative support could save an average of 43 minutes per staff member per day or more, which equates to 5 weeks of time per person annually.
Results from the trial showed that a full rollout of Microsoft 365 Copilot could save millions of hours of staff time per month.
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- 500,000 NHS staff to get new artificial intelligence tools to help free up more time for patients
https://www.england.nhs.uk/2026/06/500000-nhs-staff-to-get-new-artificial-intelligence-tools-to-help-free-up-more-time-for-patients - NHS prescribes half a million Copilot licenses for its paperwork headache
https://www.theregister.com/ai-and-ml/2026/06/08/nhs-prescribes-half-a-million-copilot-licenses-for-its-paperwork-headache/5252214
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