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Pharmacists to Prescribe Medicines Directly Under £340 Million NHS Deal

Autumn rollout of independent prescribing powers aims to cut GP referrals and ease pressure across the health service

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AI Age Detection for Asylum Seekers Draws Sharp Criticism from Children's Rights Groups

Over 100 organisations warn that facial estimation technology risks misidentifying minors as adults

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Major Cancer Blood Test Trial Falls Short of Key Goal

Results from the largest study of its kind raise doubts about widespread NHS rollout of the Galleri multi-cancer detection test

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Sheffield NHS Trust Reports Cost Savings and System Upgrades After Digital Records Overhaul

Sheffield Health Partnership NHS Trust has seen financial and clinical gains from its new electronic record system, despite early infrastructure issues.

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Pfizer Seals $10.5 Billion Cancer Drug Partnership with Chinese Biotech Innovent

US pharma group strikes major licensing deal with Innovent Biologics as Western interest in China's oncology pipeline grows

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London AI Security Startup Raises £22m to Help Businesses Govern Autonomous Agents

Geordie AI secures Series A funding as demand grows for tools that monitor and control AI systems operating inside enterprises

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NHS Data Sharing Plan Could Slash A&E Visits by 20,000 Annually

Government legislation would create unified patient records across hospitals and GP surgeries, promising significant savings and fewer hospital admissions

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Garner Health Raises $100 Million as Employers Demand Better Value from Healthcare

The US health technology firm has reached a $2.74 billion valuation on the back of a funding round led by Index Ventures, as corporate demand grows for tools that link doctor quality to cost reduction

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