Investment in artificial intelligence medical note-taking apps doubled last year (2024).
Hospitals and physicians across the NHS are trialling it as a way to save time and improve doctor-patient interactions. Tech giants including Microsoft and Amazon have raced to grab a share of the £21bn AI healthcare market. Companies focused on creating digital scribes for medics raised £644m in funding in 2024 compared to £314m the year before (2023), according to data analyst PitchBook.
Along with big tech, start-ups such as Nabla, Heidi, Corti and Tortus also landed cash to develop apps. Microsoft, which owns AI speech recognition company Nuance, as well as Amazon and Oracle, have launched AI co-pilots for physicians.
