HIQA Launches Scoping Exercise Into AI in Health & Social Care
The Health Information and Quality Authority (HIQA) has launched a scoping consultation to inform the development of a National Framework for the Responsible and Safe Use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Health and Social Care.
Commissioned by the Department of Health, HIQA will lead the development of this national framework to ensure that the use of AI in health and social care settings enhances safety, quality and trust for people who rely on these essential services.
The framework will be used to:
- promote awareness and encourage good practice among service providers and staff about the responsible and safe use of AI in health and social care services
- support and empower people using health and social care services by increasing understanding of their rights and expectations regarding the use of AI while engaging with those services.
To shape this work, HIQA is seeking input from a broad range of stakeholders, including health and social care professionals, service providers, people using services, advocates, researchers and policy-makers.
Feedback can be submitted through an online questionnaire or by downloading a feedback form on the consultation webpage and emailing it to HIST@hiqa.ie. The scoping consultation will run for three weeks, with a deadline for receipt of submissions of 5pm on Friday 2 May 2025.