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I’m a former A&E doctor: Here’s the problem with the government’s NHS plan

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05.07.2025

3 July 2025, 17:23

By Dr Sonia Szamocki

The Prime Minister has this week laid out his plan for the ten-year future of the NHS, with reforms that he says will ‘fundamentally rewire’ the service.

As a doctor myself, having spent time working in a busy A&E department, I’ve seen firsthand how incredible and dynamic the system can be, but also how much it needs major reform and revitalisation.

From looking at the outlined plan, there’s certainly a lot to be encouraged by.

A focus on prevention, the embrace of technology and the devolution of healthcare to end the postcode lottery of healthcare in the UK all represent steps in the right direction.

The integration of A.I. is one of the ways the government is working smart with this plan, implementing it for tasks undertaken by doctors like taking patient notes.

This will streamline the work of frontline practitioners and give them more time to focus on patients.

At my company 32Co we’ve found success using artificial intelligence to make things as quick and simple as possible for our dentists, whilst not being used as a........

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