Northern Ireland researcher Charlotte Blease has been exploring the role artificial intelligence could play in future medical services. But here’s a hard home truth for healthcare: doctors make mistakes far more often than most people realise. Social-science research shows clinicians routinely misread patients, and when you’re burned out, rushed and juggling thousands of cases, empathy becomes performance. As The Irish Times reported, since 2014, 159 Irish doctors have been sanctioned, yet only about half of those cases were ever published. Ireland is small enough to move fast and smart enough to be at the forefront of AI implementation in healthcare.

Source: The Irish Times December 15, 2025 15:01 UTC