The UK Government has published its response to the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare, setting out how it will take forward a more proportionate, lifecycle-based approach to regulating AI.

• All 44 recommendations have been accepted, with a coordinated UK-wide approach to delivery.
• A new cross-system Programme Board will oversee implementation, with a full roadmap due by spring 2027.
• The response signals a move towards continuous, real-world monitoring of AI throughout its working life.

The Government has accepted all 44 recommendations made by the National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare and set out how they will be delivered across the UK.

The response focuses on proportionate lifecycle regulation, clearer system-wide responsibility for safe adoption and management, and stronger trust, transparency and predictability. It also includes commitments to strengthen patient involvement and transparency, improve access to redress, support equitable access to AI technologies and explore new approaches to generating real-world evidence.

A new UK-wide, cross-system Programme Board will oversee delivery. Work is already under way across government, the MHRA, NHS partners and the devolved authorities, with a full implementation roadmap due by spring 2027.

The response also signals a move towards continuous, real-world monitoring of AI technologies throughout their working life, rather than relying primarily on assessment at a single point in time. At Newton’s Tree, we monitor AI in live NHS deployments every day. What we see is that AI performance isn’t static: it can shift once a tool is in routine use. That’s why continuous, real-world monitoring matters, and why we welcome it in the response.

The Commission published its recommendations on 10 September 2026, following a year-long programme of evidence gathering involving more than 12,000 people. Newton's Tree was pleased to contribute to the Commission's work, serving on an expert working group and taking part in the Commission's roundtable engagements.

Read the Government’s full response here.

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