United KingdomHealthcare and life sciences2023 – ongoingLancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust
AI stroke triage from CT images
CQC reported Lancashire's AI stroke tool analysed brain images in 30 seconds
Problem
The normal interval from a brain scan to a manual report was 30 minutes. The trust was working to improve its stroke pathway.
Approach
The trust implemented an AI-powered stroke triage tool. It analysed and categorised CT brain images to detect signs of stroke, as documented during the CQC inspection.
Results
30 secondsAI brain-image analysis and categorisation, compared with a normal 30-minute scan-to-manual-report interval, per CQC
Takeaway
The comparison concerned image analysis and reporting, rather than the full interval from arrival to treatment.
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Sources
Source summaries
[1]Care Quality Commission24 Nov 2023
CQC documented an implemented AI stroke triage tool at the trust. Its medical-care findings compared 30-second image analysis with the normal 30-minute interval from scanning to manual reporting.
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Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026