robotic assisted surgery

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Tim Mitchell, president of the Royal College of Surgeons of England (RCS England)
21 April 2026

‘Postcode lottery’ in robotic surgery access for patients, data shows

NHS patients in England are facing a “postcode lottery” in access to robotic-assisted surgery, analysis by RCS England shows.
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David Marante, vice president of Intuitive UK and Ireland
20 October 2025

Intuitive opens UK’s largest robotic-assisted surgery training centre

Intuitive has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery training centre.
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Rajeev Peravali, consultant general and colorectal surgeon at the trust who led the surgery HIT list
16 September 2025

Trust carries out robotic-assisted HIT list to reduce waiting times

Sandwell and West Birmingham NHS Trust has carried out a robotic-assisted high intensity theatre (HIT) list to reduce patient waiting
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Robot in use by surgeons
19 June 2025

Over 9,000 robotic surgeries completed at North Bristol NHS Trust

Over 9,000 robotic surgeries have been completed to date at North Bristol NHS Trust, as the use of the technology
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Professor Long Jiao, pancreatic and live surgeon at Cromwell Hospital, alongside his team and the da Vinci SP
11 June 2025

NHSE projects 500k robotic assisted operations a year by 2035

Half a million operations will be supported by robotic surgery every year by 2035, up from 70,000 in 2023/24, according
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A photo showing a birds-eye view of a cup of coffee, with the words "Digital Health coffee time" in white text overlaid in the foreground
29 April 2025

Digital Health Coffee Time Briefing ☕

Our coffee briefing covers robotic knee surgery at Nottingham University Hospitals and trials of a new, needle-free cancer vaccine.
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17 April 2025

NICE approves 11 robotic surgery systems for use in the NHS

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved the use of eleven robotic surgery systems in the
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1 November 2024

Robotic surgery to improve joint care for Hertfordshire patients

West Hertfordshire patients will benefit from robotic surgery which will speed up recovery and get people home faster after joint
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8 October 2024

Study examines how robots can assist NHS day case surgery

A study is underway at Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS Trust (PHU) to show how da Vinci surgical systems can improve
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12 July 2024

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals’ robot enables less invasive prostate surgery

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals aims to offer robotic-assisted surgery to more prostate cancer patients with its newly installed da Vinci Xi
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