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UK watchdog says AI in the NHS needs its own rulebook
Britain's medicine regulator has published 44 recommendations to govern AI health products, including a patient right to know when AI is involved in their care.
A GP Says AI Consultation Notes Are Making Her Job Harder, Not Easier
An out-of-hours doctor warns that AI-written patient notes are riddled with errors and contradictions, and that she trusts a colleague's typed summary far more than anything a machine produces.
Patients Are Pulling Their NHS Data Over Palantir Concerns, Minister Warns
Tens of thousands of people have withdrawn their medical records from NHS research programmes, and the UK's health innovation minister says distrust of the American technology firm Palantir may be to blame.
NHS watchdog warns AI scribes are getting drug names and diagnoses wrong
Software that listens in on doctor appointments and writes up notes is making serious medical errors that GPs are missing, according to Healthwatch England.
London surgeons used AI to remove a brain tumour, and their patient kept his sight
A 48-year-old man is recovering after a historic operation at a London NHS hospital where AI analysed live camera footage to flag anatomy surgeons had to avoid.
The NHS Region That Built Its Own Data Platform and Is Saying No to Palantir
Greater Manchester runs its own health data system and says it outperforms the $400 million national deal. That claim is now shaping a decision the UK government must make by February.
Yorkshire Patients Say Their GP's AI Receptionist Cannot Understand Their Accent
A local health watchdog in Rotherham says the AI system answering calls at several GP surgeries struggles with the area's broad Yorkshire dialect, leaving patients unable to book appointments.
Palantir has £330m in NHS contracts. Should Britain be worried?
A US defence and surveillance company has quietly become one of the biggest tech suppliers to the British state. Here is what that means for patients, taxpayers and public data.