Monday, 11 June 2018

"Carebots" could take over from NHS medics to save £13bn a year

"Carebots" could take over from NHS medics to save £13bn a year 
Bedside robots could do swathes of the work now done by doctors and nurses, saving the NHS almost £13bn a year - a tenth of its budget - a major report says today.

The controversial study led by surgeon and former health minister Lord Darzi calls for the “full automation” of health and social services, claiming it would give staff “time to care” for patients.

Almost one third of the tasks now done by nurses, and nearly one quarter of that done by hospital doctors could be done by robots and artificial intelligence systems, it says. The Telegraph

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