PSA welcomes National AI Commission report
10 Sep 2026
The Professional Standards Authority (PSA) welcomes the publication today of the report of the National Commission into the Regulation of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Healthcare. Aimed at creating a regulatory framework that is safe, fast and trusted, its recommendations recognise the importance of maximising the benefits of artificial intelligence while maintaining professional standards and public confidence.
We were pleased to contribute to the Commission's work and to support its focus on collaboration across the health and care system. The PSA has been using its convening role to bring together professional regulators and the Accredited Registers Collaborative to explore the opportunities and challenges presented by AI across the wide range of professions they register. This work has been informed by research undertaken with the University of Bristol into patient and public expectations of AI in health and care.
We welcome the collaborative approach taken by the Commission, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and other partners, and the whole-system perspective reflected in the report's recommendations.
"As AI becomes increasingly embedded in health and care, regulation must keep pace. Effective regulation can't be developed in isolation, and the Commission's report rightly recognises the need for coordination across the regulatory landscape. Through our work convening health and care professional regulators and Accredited Registers on AI, the PSA has seen first-hand the value of collaboration and shared learning. Confidence by the public and professionals in the benefits of AI rests on appropriate safeguards, accountability and consistency in expectations about how it is used. By working together, we can take a preventative approach to regulation that supports innovation while maintaining professional standards."
The PSA will now consider the report in detail and how it can continue to support a coordinated approach across professional regulation. By working together, regulators and Accredited Registers can help ensure that innovation is adopted safely, proportionately and in ways that maintain public trust.
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Professional Standards Authority for Health and Social Care
Contact: media@professionalstandards.org.uk
Notes to the editor
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