Oracle Health’s clinical AI agent launches in UK after NHS pilot

US tech giant Oracle Health has announced the launch of its clinical AI agent in the UK following an NHS pilot programme.

Its Clinical Note AI tool allows clinicians to use ambient voice technology to draft patient notes, with the aim of reducing administrative tasks and freeing up time for patient care.

Oracle Health announced the launch of its AI agent in the US last year and it is now being used in more than 300 organisations after being made available to all UK customers.

Trusts participating in the UK pilot programme, including Barts Health NHS Trust, Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust, and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, are now deploying Clinical Note more across their organisations.

Robin Kearney, consultant in acute medicine at Milton Keynes University Hospital, said: “It’s improved the accuracy of my notes and given me a lot of time back.

“Now, when I see a patient, I can spend all my time focusing on them. I can complete my letter and give it to the patient before they even leave the department a few minutes later.”

A report from Future Health Intelligence, published in May 2025, found that Oracle Health is the UK’s electronic patient record (EPR) market leader among NHS acute trusts, increasing its market share to 25% between January 2024 and March 2025, an increase of 1.4% from the previous year.

Seema Verma, executive vice president and general manager at Oracle Health and Life Sciences, said: “The healthcare industry is grappling with workforce shortages and overloaded clinicians on a global scale.

“By embedding advanced AI-powered capabilities into their workflows, we are directly tackling the administrative burden that contributes to burnout and hinders clinicians’ ability to focus on providing patient care.

“Bringing these innovative capabilities to the NHS is a key part of our commitment to help empower their doctors, so they can deliver exceptional care.”

The launch of Clinical Note in the UK builds on Oracle’s commitment to invest $5bn (£3.7bn) over the next five years to meet the growing demand for its cloud services in the UK.

Fellow US software giant Epic, which is used by around 9.7% of acute NHS trusts, also confirmed last year that it will integrate a range of AI tools into its EPR solution.

Meanwhile, speaking in Leeds on 12 February, Alec Price-Forbes, national chief clinical information officer for England, described AVT as “an enabler for us truly to reimagine healthcare”.

In January, NHS England published a national self-certified registry for AVT suppliers to show evidence of compliance with standards on clinical safety, technology, and data protection.