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Care England CEO Martin Green says the way in which local authorities commission care makes them “complicit with modern slavery”. Multiple sources on and off the record say tens of thousands of international care workers are stranded in the UK.
Politics & policyAs part of the plan to bust NHS backlogs and improve early diagnosis, the Government plans to expand the use of community diagnostic centres (CDCs). But what is the state of CDCs?
Politics & policyNatural large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are being used across the economy. But while they can make healthcare better, how can you use them ethically and safely? We chat to Charles Cross, co-founder of Emma AI, to find out more.
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