Will AI Replace the Doctors?

Will it reduce NHS waiting lists or create new risks?And if surgery is “robotic” … who is really in control?As the global AI community prepares to gather in New Delhitoday, the 16th of February for the next five days, we ask whathealthcare must get right before the hype overtakes the science. Filmed at the BAPIO Conference 2025, this firstepisode of Series 2 of HealthCross Talks: Making the NHSBetter brings together two leaders at the forefront of medicine and innovation:Prof Prokar Dasgupta OBE: one of the world’s leading robotic urological surgeons and recipient of the John Wickham Lifetime Achievement Award in Robotic Surgery (2023).Prof Ajay Shah: Executive Dean of the Faculty of Life Sciences & Medicine and BHF Professor of Cardiology at King’s College London.Inside the conversation:·       Why robotic surgery is not what most people think?·       What AI is genuinely good at — and where it still struggles?·       Whether AI can ease pressure on the NHS?·       Why public trust may be the biggest challenge of all?·       What healthcare could look like in ten years?As Prof Dasgupta prepares for the AI Summit in India, the bigger question remains:Are we ready to embrace AI responsibly without losing the human touch?Hope you enjoy the episode, Will AI Replace theDoctors? #AI #Healthcare #NHS #HealthTech #RoboticSurgery #HealthCrossTalks #AISummit