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AI GP receptionist 'can't understand Yorkshire accent'

Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.

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#439
First seen
19 Aug 2026, 09:10 UTC
Last checked
19 Aug 2026, 11:16 UTC
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1 version
Current fingerprint
8bd690cc67b1...1d5f03
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Publisher
BBC News England
Country
England / United Kingdom
Source published
19 Aug 2026, 05:09 UTC
Source updated
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Source-supplied excerpt
Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.
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    AI GP receptionist 'can't understand Yorkshire accent'

    Healthwatch says the EMMA system can't understand some patients in Rotherham.

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    Version SHA-256
    8bd690cc67b1...1d5f03
    Capture SHA-256
    0d58265b4627...64577a
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Publisher categories are copied from source metadata. Machine signals report observable wording or format and do not determine truth, intent, ethics, or wrongdoing.

  • machine content-type Reported news observable-rules-v1 / 70% rule confidence
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Capture ID
#6
Observed
19 Aug 2026, 09:10 UTC
HTTP result
200 / parsed
Raw payload
23,929 bytes, private gzip evidence
Collector
news-ledger/0.1
Public boundary
metadata and excerpt