AI home care saves NHS and government over £1bn healthcare Cera, the UK’s largest HealthTech home care provider, has announced that its AI-backed social care model has saved the NHS and government over £1bn to date, according to a new analysis. The preventative care model leverages AI to reduce avoidable hospital admissions, cut emergency attendances and ambulance call-outs, and prevent costly referrals into residential care. [...]
£1bn AI home care savings spotlight urgent need for public sector tech reform healthcare The NHS and government have saved more than £1bn to date thanks to an AI-driven approach to home care. HealthTech innovator Cera, which employs 10,000 carers and nurses delivering 2.5 million home visits per month, has developed predictive AI tools aimed at reducing avoidable hospital admissions, A&E attendances, and costly residential care referrals. Dr Ben [...]
Cera secures $150m funding for AI-led healthcare healthcare The UK’s largest HealthTech company, Cera, has raised $150m (£122m) to fuel its AI-driven home healthcare model, reducing strain on the NHS and improving nationwide patient care. The capital was raised through a funding round led by Schroders Capital and BDT & MSD Partners. The HealthTech leader uses AI to deliver preventative, in-home care, to [...]
AI taskforce is needed to reform health and social care in the UK, says tech founder August 6, 2024 The UK needs an AI taskforce designated to the innovation of health and social care to avoid being left behind, the founder of digital-first social care provider Cera has said.
AI healthcare firm Cera forecast to save NHS £1bn per year by 2026 May 3, 2024 Artificial intelligence (AI) driven home healthcare firm Cera is set to save the NHS up to £1bn per year via preventative care technology. Cera, founded in 2016 by London based doctor Ben Maruthappu, uses AI technology to reduce unnecessary hospitalisations and ease the burden on the buckling NHS. The company’s model is already preventing an [...]