Patients at The Royal London Hospital benefit from robot assisted surgery
One hundred patients at The Royal London Hospital have befitted from robot assisted surgery since the technology was introduced in 2017.
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Double robot surgery carried out at The Royal Marsden Hospital
Surgeons Shahnawaz Rasheed and Marielle Nobbenhuis sat on opposite sides of the da Vinci Xi robotic console to perform a hysterectomy on 63-year-old Christine Lockton as well as removing part of her colon.
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PARO the robotic seal one step closer to being introduced to UK hospitals
PARO, a robotic seal that responds to voice and touch interactions, is a step closer to being introduced to dementia wards following a study involving Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust.
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Surgeons carry out first robotics-assisted total knee replacement operation
Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has carried out its first robotic-assisted total knee replacement operation.
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Robot surgeons at Barts Health NHS trust start operating
Da vinci robots, which provides minimally invasive surgery for patients, have been introduced at Barts Health NHS trust thanks to £5.5m of funding.
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Industry news in brief
This month’s industry nibs features NHS academy launching a leadership training programme for community pharmacists.
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Rise of the robots: Robo-surgeons revolutionise Barts Health
Barts Health NHS Trust has received a multi-million pound grant to buy surgical robots for two of its London hospitals.
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