T
he NHS is to use drones to courier chemotherapy drugs in a bid to speed up the delivery of vital medicines.
It is hoped that using drone technology will one day enable doctors to make “same-day delivery” orders for drugs and medical equipment from anywhere in the country.
A pilot scheme is to be launched to assess using drone technology in the health service.
The trial will see a drone deliver chemotherapy drugs from the pharmacy at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust to St Mary’s Hospital on the Isle of Wight.
