We're excited to kick off the new year and share the latest updates from the industry and Aisel. In this edition, you'll find key industry news, recent developments in digital mental health, and insights we believe are worth your attention as we head into 2026.
Industry News & Developments
OpenAI is introducing ChatGPT Health and ChatGPT for Healthcare
ChatGPT Health is a consumer focused application for patients to collect and trace all health information from medical records and wellness apps like Apple Health, Function, and My Fitness Place, together in one place - supported by ChatGPT Intelligence.
ChatGPT Healthcare is the other side of the care relationship. A set of products aimed at healthcare organisations, designed to support clinical search, referral letters, and the administration of care pathways. It's currently available in a waitlist beta version outside of Europe, but we're following the developments closely.
OpenAI's announcement was shortly followed by Anthropic and Google releasing their own health-care models.
Wolters Kluwer Health - 2026 Healthcare AI Trends Predictions
One prediction includes Peter Bonis, MD, Chief Medical Officer, stating that as shadow AI continues to be more prevalent, clinicians should only use purpose-built GenAI systems that are trained on expert-validated evidence, transparent with source citations, and capable of tailored recommendations. GenAI will provide an increase in staff efficiency and care quality, but we must preserve safety and clinician-patient relationships by reframing workflows that elevate GenAI from a tool to a partner, keeping patients at the center of care.
Read the full trend predictions
The UK's new Mental Health Bill received Royal Assent
The Act introduces the first major reforms to mental health law in decades and is focused on reducing sectioning for specific populations as well as introducing greater statutory involvement of families and patients in their treatment plan while under section.
Aisel Perspective
These developments point to a clear shift: more data, more AI - and greater responsibility.
Whether it's patient access to health information, clinical use of GenAI, or new regulatory frameworks, the priority must be safety, transparency, and technologies designed to support the clinician–patient relationship.
For Aisel, this reinforces the importance of purpose-built solutions where AI acts as a responsible clinical partner, with patients at the center of care.
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Implementation In The Clinic - From AI Scepticism to Real Workflows
On 6th of February, we'll focus on a topic many teams are asking about: Implementation in the clinic – how to succeed with AI.
AI in Psychiatric workflows sounds promising in theory - yet many clinicians remain sceptical, and for good reason. Concerns around safety, trust, workflow disruption, and clinical responsibility mean that most AI tools never make it into day-to-day practice.
In this webinar, we move beyond hype to focus on what it actually takes to implement AI in real clinical workflows.
Recent Reading
Clinical Wisdom Meets AI Safety: A Model for Evaluating LLMs
As patients increasingly turn to AI tools during moments of distress, clinicians will need to understand how these systems actually behave under risk. Recent research by UL Research Institutes and Sentio University shows that standard AI safety tests miss clinically important failures.
In therapy-like, multi-turn conversations, an open-source LLM often became less engaged as suicide risk increased - failing to clearly name danger or invite continued dialogue. In clinical terms, this mirrors withdrawal at precisely the moment presence matters most.
The implication for clinicians is clear: AI tools cannot be assessed like ordinary software. Going forward, clinicians will play a central role in evaluating, supervising, and shaping AI systems - defining what safe, ethical, and supportive responses actually look like in practice.
See Aisel in Action
If you are exploring clinically aligned AI tools to support psychiatric assessments and documentation, we would be happy to show you what Aisel can do.
Until next time,
Team Aisel