Artificial intelligence health company Deontics has appointed Nick Beard as a non-executive director.

Deontics uses AI technology to integrate evidence-based guidelines with individual patient data, providing dynamic, personalised treatment recommendations at the point of care.

Beard is a physician and former hospital chief information officer. Over a 30-year career, he has held numerous senior executive positions at leading electronic health records and clinical guidelines companies in both the US and UK.

Beard will work closely with the Deontics executive team to help shape the future strategy of the company and the marketing of its clinical pathways and decision modelling products into payer, provider and B2B healthcare IT markets.

Commenting on the appointment, Dr Guy Wood-Gush, chief executive of Deontics said: “Nick brings a long history of industrial and academic experience across healthcare informatics and clinical guidelines, and will contribute materially towards the further development of our company. This is a significant appointment at a positive time in our growth.”