Personalised medicine and AI: House of Lords inquiry – techUK member forum

The House of Lords Science and Technology Committee has launched a major inquiry into Innovation in the NHS: Personalised Medicine and AI, examining a question of direct relevance to the health tech sector: why does the NHS struggle to adopt the UK's cutting-edge life sciences innovations, and what could be done to fix it?

techUK is preparing a coordinated industry submission to this inquiry, and this open member forum is your opportunity to shape it. We will present the emerging themes from early member engagement, discuss the inquiry questions in detail, and identify where the technology sector has the strongest evidence to offer.

About the inquiry

Launched on 9 March 2026 and chaired by Lord Mair CBE, the inquiry uses personalised medicine and AI as case studies to explore systemic barriers to innovation across the NHS. The call for evidence spans eight themes covering the full pipeline. From the science underpinning genomics and AI-driven diagnostics, through health data infrastructure and clinical trials, to procurement, regulation, health economics, and the practical realities of deploying proven innovations at scale.

Why this matters

This inquiry goes to the heart of challenges our members encounter every day, slow procurement, outdated digital infrastructure, risk-averse culture, and fragmented decision-making across trusts and integrated care boards. The Committee is explicitly seeking concrete, actionable policy recommendations, and the health tech industry has a critical perspective to offer on AI deployment, data interoperability, regulatory capacity, workforce, and talent retention.

The Committee's deadline for written submissions is on Monday 20 April 2026.

Get involved

Register for this forum to join the discussion and help shape our collective response. If you would like to discuss the content of the inquiry in more depth or explore how your organisation can contribute, please reach out to Viola Pastorino to arrange a one-to-one call (email: viola.pastorino@techuk.org)