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NHS England updates AI scribe guidance and launches supplier registry
NHS England published version 2 of its guidance on AI-enabled ambient scribing, alongside a national self-certified registry for ambient voice technology suppliers. Products must be at least MHRA Class I registered and meet DTAC, DCB0129/0160 clinical-safety and data-protection requirements, and pilots are capped at four months so they cannot be used to avoid compliance; patients must be informed and able to object.
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It turns AI scribes from local experiments into a regulated NHS product category with a minimum compliance bar for suppliers.
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