AI in the NHS: Governance, Not Hype, Will Determine Its Future

A hospital corridor with a window running its length. Clinicians are perched along the windowsill, reading notes on paper and tablets.

As AI moves from theoretical to “invisible” infrastructure within the NHS, shifting from technical performance to clinical accountability becomes a challenge. Dean Mawson explores why professional skepticism is a sign of maturity, the risks of automation bias, and why the NHS must move from conceptual oversight to operational governance to ensure patient safety at scale.