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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Politics
Sarah Marsh

First NHS physiotherapy clinic run by AI to start this year

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According to the NHS website, more than 30m working days are lost to musculoskeletal conditions every year. Photograph: Dominic Lipinski/PA

The first NHS AI-run physiotherapy clinic is to be rolled out this year in an effort to cut waiting times amid growing demand and staff shortages.

The new platform will provide same-day automated video appointments with a digital physiotherapist via an app that responds to information provided by a patient in real time.

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