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UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog

UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog

The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.

September 10, 2026 at 12:48 AM Original source
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Notable Quotes

"What I would expect is that patients will... increasingly see AI as part of the way that normal NHS healthcare is delivered."

— Lawrence Tallon , Executive

"Some say, 'I don't want to talk to a robot', and that is also fine."

— Henrietta Hughes , Academic

"An exceptional opportunity for healthcare which was likely to rank alongside step-changes such as antibiotics and MRI."

— Alastair Denniston , Academic

"I believed the tech would come up with a cure for cancer 'within our lifetime'."

— Rene Haas , Executive

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UK needs new laws for AI in healthcare, says watchdog
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The technology will soon be routinely used within the NHS, MHRA chief Lawrence Tallon tells the BBC.

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