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What does this mean for workers? Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust's move touches 3 jobs, which together employ about 1.2 million people in the U.S. Across them, AI and robots already touch between 46m (emergency medicine physicians) and 4h 39m (medical records specialists) of a typical 8-hour shift. A single company's move is an early signal for these jobs, and the time cards show how far the change has spread nationally.
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On the floor
- Leeds hospitals to roll out AI note taker after pilot cut admin time 61%
A February to April 2026 pilot of the TORTUS ambient AI note taker in the Leeds General Infirmary emergency department cut clinicians' administrative time by 61%, about 13 minutes per consultation. The trust plans a phased rollout starting in autumn 2026.
EMJ · Emergency Medicine Physicians, Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Medical Records Specialists
Jobs affected
- Emergency Medicine Physicians46m of 8h touched · 33,000 workers · $336k · +3.2% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Analyze records, examination information, or test results to diagnose medical conditions (46m a shift, people with AI)
- Medical Secretaries and Administrative Assistants3h 3m of 8h touched · 962,000 workers · $46k · +4.8% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Answer telephones and direct calls to appropriate staff (1h 22m a shift, often handed to AI)
- Medical Records Specialists4h 39m of 8h touched · 195,000 workers · $51k · +7.8% by 2035Where AI or robots show up most: Identify, compile, abstract, and code patient data, using standard classification systems (1h 37m a shift, often handed to AI)