Patients Association: Why patient trust matters to technology and data in healthcare

Summary

One of the webinars at Patient Partnership Week 2026 explored a question that will only become more critical as AI develops further in healthcare. Why does patient trust matter so much to how technology and data are used in healthcare? The panel’s answer kept arriving at the same conclusion: trust is not a barrier to good data use, but it is what makes data use sustainable. View the webinar recording and read a summary of the session.