UK's largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre opens

UK's largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre opens

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care, has opened its new UK & Ireland headquarters, which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) training centre.

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NHS AI trial delivers 'unprecedented' time and cost savings

NHS AI trial delivers 'unprecedented' time and cost savings

By Liz Wells 21 October 2025

AI-powered administrative support could save NHS staff around 43 minutes per staff member per day or more, a groundbreaking pilot of Microsoft 365 Copilot across 90 NHS organisations reveals.

Midlands trust uses AI to help reduce surgical waiting lists

By Liz Wells 17 October 2025

University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) has introduced an AI tool to reduce surgical waiting lists.

Scottish university launches online AI course for health and social care practitioners

By Liz Wells 17 October 2025

Glasgow Caledonian University is offering a new online module designed to help health and social care professionals understand the impact of AI on their practice.

UK's first AI scribe for patients is launched

By Liz Wells 16 October 2025

UK digital health innovator Aide Health has launched Mirror, the UK’s first AI-powered scribe for patients, tackling the widespread problem of medical advice being forgotten or misunderstood after ...

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Tools selected for next phase of MHRA's AI Airlock programme

By Liz Wells 16 October 2025

Seven emerging AI healthcare technologies have been selected for the second phase of the MHRA’s AI Airlock programme.

NIHR awards over £1.5m for technologies for children and young people's mental health

By Liz Wells 15 October 2025

The NIHR has awarded more than £1.5m of funding to 17 health technology projects aimed at reducing waiting times for children and young people in need of mental healthcare and support.

AI regulatory framework to be 'ready next year', Health Foundation conference hears

By Lee Peart 15 October 2025

An overarching framework for the regulation of AI in healthcare should ‘ideally’ be ready ‘by the middle of next year’, a leader has revealed.

Kicking the habit

13 October 2025

Helping the NHS overcome its decades-old paper habit, by Gary Day, director of public sector sales at Apogee

Trust invests £10m in digital shift

By Lee Peart 09 October 2025

The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust has invested £10m in switching to an EPR system.

UK clinical trial approval times twice as fast with AI and reforms

By Liz Wells 07 October 2025

The time it takes to approve clinical trials in the UK has been cut by more than half – from an average of 91 days to just 41 days – after major reforms and the introduction of digital platforms at...

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