Doctors Outraged as US ‘Spying’ Tech Firm Wins Access to NHS Patient Records

Doctors Outraged as US ‘Spying’ Tech Firm Wins Access to NHS Patient Records

Doctors, privacy campaigners and civil liberties groups are pushing back hard after NHS England awarded a £330 million contract to Palantir, the US data analytics firm linked to defence and intelligence agencies. The deal, which allows the company to build the NHS’s new Federated Data Platform (FDP), has triggered widespread alarm about patient confidentiality, national…

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New NHS IP Guidance Set to Unlock Billions and Accelerate Innovation in the UK

New NHS IP Guidance Set to Unlock Billions and Accelerate Innovation in the UK

The UK government has launched a comprehensive overhaul of its rules surrounding National Health Service (NHS) inventions, aiming to unlock billions for the economy by expediting the development and commercialisation of homegrown medical innovations. This is the first significant update in 23 years, replacing a framework that officials admit was designed for a pre-digital era…

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Nando’s Ends Bottomless Coke Amid UK Obesity Fight

Nando’s Ends Bottomless Coke Amid UK Obesity Fight

At lunchtime in a busy Nando’s, a familiar tradition has quietly disappeared. The bottomless Coca-Cola machine — once a symbol of casual indulgence — now comes with a limit: just one refill for the full-sugar version. The change is small, but it captures a national shift. Britain’s relationship with sugar is being rewritten, one restriction…

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UK Using AI To Cut Patient Hospital Visits

UK Using AI To Cut Patient Hospital Visits

A logo for the National Health Services (NHS) is displayed on an ambulance outside the Royal London Hospital on September 12, 2024 in London, England. Carl Court/Getty Images The government in the United Kingdom is using artificial intelligence (AI) in the healthcare industry to cut down on hospital visits, having already seen a 40% reduction…

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Doctors In England To Hold Longest NHS Strike Ever

Doctors In England To Hold Longest NHS Strike Ever

Hospital doctors in England on Wednesday begin their longest consecutive strike in the seven-decade history of Britain’s National Health Service (NHS). Junior doctors — those below consultant level — will walk out for six days in a major escalation of their long-running pay dispute with the UK government. The industrial action comes at one of…

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