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UK to regulate AI in healthcare as majority supports use

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The move comes amid a surge in patients self-diagnosing using online tools like chatbots.

The UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) launched a National Commission into the Regulation of AI in Healthcare in September 2025, with the aim of publishing a regulatory framework in 2026.

The MHRA’s call for evidence will close on February 2, after patients, the public, AI health tech companies, industry

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