Article 612HR NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight

NHS to test using drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to Isle of Wight

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Denis Campbell Health policy editor
from Technology | The Guardian on (#612HR)

Trial will take treatments from Portsmouth to St Mary's hospital and health service plans similar drops elsewhere in England

The NHS plans to use drones to fly chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients in England to avoid the need for long journeys to collect them.

The devices will transport doses from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight in a trial that, if successful, will lead to drones being used for similar drops elsewhere.

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