NHS to begin delivering critical medical supplies by drone

A branch of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) is launching a drone delivery scheme across 30 medical facilities in the north of the country. The aim is to cut costs, while improving service to hundreds of thousands of patients.   The Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust has been experimenting with autonomous drone deliveries for a while now, in partnership with UK-based Apian. The startup was founded by two former NHS doctors who wanted to make the delivery of critical medical supplies as convenient as “ordering a pizza”.  Apian — which is now made up of a 20+ strong team of…

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