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AI healthtech Cera can slash NHS emissions, new study finds
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City AM
AI healthtech Cera can slash NHS emissions, new study findsCera, which employs around 10,000 carers and nurses delivering 2.5 million home visits a month, uses predictive AI tools to identify risks of hospitalisation in older people.
The study, conducted by decarbonisation consultancy Industrial Energy Pioneers (IEP), found that Healthtech company Cera’s home-first model produces 2.9kg of CO₂e emissions per patient per day.
The findings suggest that many hospitalisations Cera prevents fall between these ranges, making its model on average 15 times more carbon-efficient.
“The suggestion that energy consumption from AI outweighs the potential environmental benefits is misguided”, he told City AM.
Healthcare accounts for an estimated 4.4 per cent of global carbon emissions, and NHS England has pledged to reach net zero by 2045.