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NHS Blood and Transplant has conducted trials comparing the clinical feasibility of blood transported via road and unmanned aircraft in north-east England, with leadership describing the results as ‘very promising’ The NHS has conducted trials that have demonstrated the viability of delivering blood via drone over distances of more than …

In a ground-breaking first for Scotland, laboratory specimens have been flown from one NHS board to another – by drone. This step forward by the Project CAELUS initiative, led by AGS Airports in partnership with NHS Scotland, took place during a three-week flight trial between NHS Lothian and NHS Borders. …

US spy-tech firm Palantir was a shoo-in for a multi-million-pound NHS contract months before the deal was signed, emails obtained by openDemocracy appear to show. The email exchange from 2020, in which senior NHS executives discussed the budget for a new national data platform, sees more than one person referring …

Delivery of chemotherapy drugs via drone is to be tested out by the NHS in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines. It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the …

Ambitious NHS Highland plans to use drones to deliver medical supplies to hospitals, GP surgeries and care homes across the region has been welcomed. The health authority is in partnership with Highlands and Islands Enterprise and the University of the Highlands and Islands to explore if drone technology could be …