James Blackwood is an independent healthcare augmented intelligence (AI) expert who has delivered over 65 AI projects, from initial research concept to clinical adoption at scale, in areas such as population health, primary care, mental health, radiology (including breast cancer screening), pathology (including breast cancer histology) and hospital operations management.
He is currently the AI Lead for NHS Forth Valley, Chief Technology Officer for several healthcare startups, consultant, speaker and a course co-lead for AI in healthcare at the University of Edinburgh. He is Scotland’s Digital Health and Care Leader 2024.