Trust the Evidence

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Another NHS Fantasy: The Robot Will See You Now

The NHS chief’s dream of AI medicine is fanciful enough; describing doctors as “dirty, clumsy hands” may prove her Ratner moment.

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Jun 24, 2026
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Just when you thought NHS leaders might have learned the dangers of making grandiose predictions untethered from evidence, along comes another vision of the future. This time from Penny Dash, the hea…

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