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AI, Risk & Regulation: What Surgeons Need to Know About Emerging Technologies in the NHS & Private Practice

The topics the webinar will cover:

  1. AI in Surgery: Promise vs. Pitfalls
    • Where AI is being trialled or adopted in surgery diagnostics, planning, and rehab
    • Common misconceptions and hype vs. real-world applications
  2. Software as a Medical Device (SaMD): What Counts and What Doesn’t
    • How digital tools (e.g. surgical planning apps, imaging AI) are classified
    • What surgeons need to know before using or endorsing them
  3. Regulatory Landscape: UKCA, MHRA, and CE Marking
    • Overview of current UK and EU frameworks
    • Implications for private practice and indemnity
  4. Medico-Legal Risk: Documentation, Consent & Delegation
    • How AI use affects clinical responsibility
    • Case examples of risk exposure and mitigation strategies
  5. Future-Proofing Your Practice
    • Questions to ask vendors
    • How to engage with governance teams and insurers
    • Preparing for audits, claims, or regulatory scrutiny and Hardian Healths ability to help you with this

 

Meet the speaker – Dr Hugh Harvey

Originally trained as a Consultant Radiologist, Dr Hugh Harvey has become a leading force in the development and regulation of clinical AI technologies, with a particular focus on tools that enhance diagnostic precision, streamline workflows, and support surgical decision-making.

As Managing Director of Hardian Health, he has guided over 40 AI-powered Software as a Medical Device (SaMD) products through regulatory approval, including platforms that assist with image interpretation, triage, and perioperative planning. His clinical background gives him a sharp understanding of the pressures and priorities faced by surgical teams — from diagnostic bottlenecks to the need for reproducible, data-driven outcomes.

Key highlights of his post-clinical career include:
  • Regulatory leadership: Advising medtech companies on UKCA, CE, and FDA pathways for AI tools used in orthopaedics, radiology, and beyond.
  • Product strategy: Supporting the development of AI systems that integrate seamlessly into surgical workflows, including pre-op imaging analysis and post-op monitoring.
  •  Thought leadership: Publishing widely on the safe deployment of AI in clinical practice, with a focus on real-world utility rather than hype.
Dr Harvey is a strong advocate for:
  • AI that augments clinical judgment, not replaces it — especially in high-stakes specialties like orthopaedics, spinal surgery and neurosurgery.
  • Standardised data and imaging protocols, which are essential for training reliable AI models.
  • Global regulatory harmonisation, ensuring that innovations are scalable across health systems.

His work is helping shape a future where AI supports surgeons with faster diagnostics, better risk stratification, and more personalised care — without compromising clinical autonomy or safety.
As we are providing this free to the Surgical community we only ask that you give us permission to try and reduce your indemnity costs this year, by allowing us to quote you at your next renewal. We will not pester you with calls, just one approximately six weeks before your renewal.

 

Please note that webinar registration is on a first come first served basis and places are limited.

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