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13 April 2026

MHRA secures £3.6m to expand AI regulatory sandbox

The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency has secured funding to expand its AI Airlock regulatory sandbox.
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Megan Morys-Carter, director at TheHill and director of digital innovation at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust (OUH)
25 February 2026

NHS pilot of AI scripting tech reduced admin time for 87% of users

A pilot of AI-scribing technology at Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust found that 87% of users saved time on
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Derrick Measham, innovation director at X-on Health
28 January 2026

AI scribe enables GP telephone transcripts to be filed into records

An AI scribe from X-on Health will be able to transcribe notes from GP telephone conversations, as well as in
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Professor Hatim Abdulhussein, chief executive at Health Innovation Kent Surrey Sussex
11 December 2025

Initiative launched for the safe use of agentic AI in health and care

An initiative called 'TrustX' has been launched to help verify, deploy, and test agentic AI for use across the NHS
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Lawrence Tallon, chief executive at MHRA
16 October 2025

Seven AI tools selected for second phase of MHRA AI Airlock

Seven AI tools that could improve patient care are being tested in the second phase of the MHRA's AI Airlock
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Mark Coker, chief digital information officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS Foundation Trust
22 September 2025

GOSH will harness AI to improve care for children, says CDIO

Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children NHS FT is "embedding AI into clinical care, operations and research", said Mark Coker,
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Coffee Time Briefing
11 September 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Today's edition includes a partnership between the German Medical Institute (GMI) and Newton’s Tree plus funding for Nuffield Health.
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Dr Shankar Sridharan, chief clinical information officer at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Children Foundation Trust
4 September 2025

Major NHS AI-scribe trial shows ‘transformative’ patient benefits

Great Ormond Street Hospital will roll out AI-scribe technology, following a major NHS trial which showed “transformative” benefits.
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20 June 2025

BMA warns GPs on the ‘substantial’ risks of AI scribing tools

The British Medical Association has advised that GPs should pause the use of AI scribing tools unless they have carried
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13 May 2025

TORTUS and X-on Health expand AI assistant across primary care

Clinical AI assistants will be made available to GP practices across the UK through a strategic partnership between TORTUS and
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