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Weekly Tech News Digest: August 17, 2025 AI Trial Aims to Accelerate NHS Hospital Discharges An artificial intelligence (AI) tool designed to accelerate the patient discharge process is being trialed at a London hospital trust. The platform aims to reduce delays and free up beds by automatically completing the necessary documents for patients fit to go home. Piloted at the Chelsea and Westminster NHS trust, the technology extracts information from medical records, such as diagnoses and test results, to draft discharge summaries. Health Secretary Wes Streeting stated that this innovation will allow doctors to spend less time on paperwork and more on patient care, ultimately helping to cut down waiting times. The tool will be hosted on the NHS Federated Data Platform, a system intended to improve collaboration between healthcare organizations. ...