Over 100 operating theatres across eight UK hospitals will participate in a pioneering programme evaluating how AI can increase surgical capacity.
The year-long programme – a collaboration between Proximie, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Deloitte – is the largest ever surgical AI evaluation undertaken in the NHS to increase surgical capacity.
Proximie’s Intelligence Suite will be deployed across 104 OTs, endoscopy suites, and catheterisation laboratories, capturing surgical and operational data automatically without disrupting the surgical team. AI models will then turn that data into real-time operational insight across the full operative pathway, enabling teams to identify bottlenecks, optimise workflows, and improve theatre performance.
Participating sites will use the operational insights generated to reduce delays between operations and make fuller use of the theatre time they have, treating more patients across more than 20,000 procedures a year without asking staff to work longer hours.
The announcement follows Proximie’s designation as an AI Pioneer by AWS through its Pioneers Project 2026, as well as its collaboration with NVIDIA on Project Rheo, an initiative focused on advancing intelligent operating theatres through AI, surgical data, and next-generation healthcare robotics.
Nadine Hachach-Haram, founder and CEO of Proximie, said: “As part of this pioneering programme to improve theatre efficiency across the NHS, we’re proud to be using AI-driven insight provided by Proximie’s Intelligence Suite to help clinical teams and hospital leaders better understand how theatre capacity is being used, so more patients can be treated sooner within existing resources. This is a great example of what’s possible when clinical expertise, advanced technology, and system-level thinking come together in a practical way to support real change across the NHS. It’s an honour to be working alongside our collaborators on this programme.”
Kira Levy, head of healthcare UK, AWS, added: “At AWS, we believe AI has the potential to transform how healthcare is delivered and improve outcomes for patients. We’re proud to collaborate with Proximie to support the NHS to test, innovate, and scale the use of AI for increasing surgical capacity in hospitals. This collaboration is a powerful example of how cloud and AI can help hospitals to unlock capacity within existing resources, so more patients can be treated sooner.”
Sara Siegel, Deloitte Global Health & Human Services sector leader, added: “Operating theatres are the most costly and resource-heavy part of a hospital. Efficient use of these facilities allows NHS Trusts to maximise resources and, importantly, ensure more patients receive timely procedures. While there are many ways AI can help, platforms like Proximie that can boost efficiency may actually lead to some of the biggest improvements in patient outcomes.”