A pilot scheme will courier chemotherapy drugs from Portsmouth to the Isle of Wight, NHS England says.
The drones will carry chemotherapy drugs from the pharmacy at Portsmouth hospital to the Isle of Wight
NHS England said it was hoped that the technology would lead to "same-day delivery" of orders across the country. Announcing it ahead of the 74th anniversary of the founding of the NHS, she said it was "clear that the pace of change and improvement across the health service is only accelerating". The drugs will be flown directly from the pharmacy at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust to St Mary's Hospital, where staff will collect them before distributing it to hospital teams and patients.
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