Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust will soon use drones to transport urgent blood samples between hospitals and labs.
Previously trials have found drones safe for medical deliveries London traffic is so bad that one major hospital will soon use drones to ferry urgent blood samples its lab. It takes van or motorbike couriers more than half an hour to drive between Guy’s Hospital and the testing lab at St Thomas’ Hospital, part of the same NHS trust. Drones can complete the journey in just two minutes, so the trust is launching a six-month trial this autumn, with potential expansion in the future.
Blood has previously been transported by drones for NHS Blood and Transplant Sophie O’Sullivan, director of future of flight at the Civil Aviation Authority, said: ‘Innovative trials like this from Guy’s and St Thomas’, Apian and Wing help demonstrate the many positive and safe ways that drones can be used for society – in this case, to improve patient outcomes and deliver significant environmental benefits.
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