Alder Hey’s Chief Transformation and Digital Officer, Kate Warriner, has been appointed to a new Liverpool City Region AI Task Force.
The 15-member group brings together leaders from healthcare, research, business, technology and public services. It will advise on how artificial intelligence (AI) can support public services, economic growth and the lives of people across the city region.
For Alder Hey, the appointment is an opportunity to bring a children’s healthcare perspective to the region’s work on “AI for Good”. Kate also chairs the North West Digital Skills Development Network.
I’m honoured to join the Liverpool City Region AI Task Force and to work alongside such an exceptional group of leaders who share a commitment to using innovation and AI for public good. At Alder Hey, through our AI Strategy and our Paediatric Open Innovation Zone, we’ve seen the enormous potential of bringing together clinicians, researchers, industry partners and communities to develop, test and scale technologies that improve children’s health and wellbeing. The Liverpool City Region is uniquely placed to lead the way in responsible, inclusive AI, and I’m excited to help shape an ambition that drives economic growth while transforming health and care outcomes across Cheshire and Merseyside. Together, we have an opportunity to establish our region as a global leader in AI for Good, turning innovation into real-world impact for the people and communities we serve.” Kate Warriner, Chief Transformation and Digital Officer at Alder Hey.
The Task Force’s ambitions reflect the approach set out in Alder Hey’s AI Strategy. The strategy focuses on using AI safely and ethically to improve care and experiences for children, young people and families, while helping staff spend less time on routine administration.
The appointment also builds on Alder Hey’s work with the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority through the Paediatric Open Innovation Zone, which supports the development of new technologies, including AI, to address health challenges affecting children and young people.
Alder Hey is already exploring how AI can support staff in their day-to-day work, including through its pilot of Lyrebird, a tool that helps clinicians produce notes and letters following consultations.
The Task Force is chaired by Nicola Hodson, former Chief Executive and Chair of IBM UK & Ireland. It is due to meet for the first time after the Liverpool City Region AI Summit in October.
Read the Liverpool City Region Combined Authority’s announcement.