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New trial of AI phone assistant to monitor patients with long-term illness

An AI assistant that conducts telephone consultations with patients is being trialed in the NHS to help clinicians monitor people with long-term illness.

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An AI assistant named Dora Care is being trialed within the NHS to conduct telephone consultations that help clinicians monitor patients with long‑term illnesses. The current phase focuses on people with osteoporosis, a bone‑weakening condition affecting about 3.5 million people in the United Kingdom, especially women and those over 50. The virtual assistant is designed to deliver safe, empathetic phone calls as part of the monitoring process.

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