Medics at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust have launched a pilot scheme where drones will be used to courier blood samples between its hospitals.
The NHS is going to use drones to fly blood samples across London to avoid the traffic. Drone flights will mean the samples can be transported in a fraction of the time it currently takes couriers via road, officials said. Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Foundation Trust has launched a pilot scheme that intends to drastically speed up the time taken to move blood from major hospitals in the capital to labs for analysis.
'The drone pilot combines two of our key priorities - providing the best possible patient care and improving sustainability,' said Professor Ian Abbs, chief executive at Guy's and St Thomas' NHS Trust. 'We are proud to be the first trust in London to trial this innovative approach to help speed up blood sample analysis for our most urgent cases.
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