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‘TRANSFORMATIVE’ SURGICAL ROBOT BEGINS FIRST NHS PROCEDURES

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Thursday, February 20, 2020
Counties of England, National Health Service, CMR Surgical, NHS Scotland, National Health Service England), Milton Keynes University Hospital, Health in England, Independent sector treatment centre, NHS Direct

20 FEBRUARY 2020 - CMR Surgical Ltd today announced the UK launch of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius, which has been used to successfully perform minimal access surgery (MAS) on patients within the NHS.

Key Points: 
  • 20 FEBRUARY 2020 - CMR Surgical Ltd today announced the UK launch of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius, which has been used to successfully perform minimal access surgery (MAS) on patients within the NHS.
  • The first NHS hospital to use Versius was The Western General Hospital in Edinburgh (one of four hospitals in the NHS Lothian Health Board), followed by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust in Buckinghamshire.
  • Western General Hospital and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust are the first to use Versius in Europe; however, further NHS hospitals are scheduled to introduce the system in 2020.
  • This means Versius has the potential to be used in NHS hospitals that may historically have found the upfront costs of surgical robotics to be prohibitive.

‘TRANSFORMATIVE’ SURGICAL ROBOT BEGINS FIRST NHS PROCEDURES

Retrieved on: 
Thursday, February 20, 2020
Counties of England, National Health Service, CMR Surgical, NHS Scotland, National Health Service England), Milton Keynes University Hospital, Health in England, Independent sector treatment centre, NHS Direct

20 FEBRUARY 2020 - CMR Surgical Ltd today announced the UK launch of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius, which has been used to successfully perform minimal access surgery (MAS) on patients within the NHS.

Key Points: 
  • 20 FEBRUARY 2020 - CMR Surgical Ltd today announced the UK launch of its next-generation surgical robotic system, Versius, which has been used to successfully perform minimal access surgery (MAS) on patients within the NHS.
  • The first NHS hospital to use Versius was The Western General Hospital in Edinburgh (one of four hospitals in the NHS Lothian Health Board), followed by Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust in Buckinghamshire.
  • Western General Hospital and Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Trust are the first to use Versius in Europe; however, further NHS hospitals are scheduled to introduce the system in 2020.
  • This means Versius has the potential to be used in NHS hospitals that may historically have found the upfront costs of surgical robotics to be prohibitive.

NHS Wales Rolls out Connected Healthcare to Over 4 Million People With Fiorano

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Wednesday, December 18, 2019
NHS Wales, Welsh Government, National Health Service, Health informatics, NHS Scotland, Health, United Kingdom, Wales, Health care in the United Kingdom, NHS Direct

Fiorano's ITK Framework provided NHS the capability to manage complex health information integrations across a wide geographical area.

Key Points: 
  • Fiorano's ITK Framework provided NHS the capability to manage complex health information integrations across a wide geographical area.
  • Healthcare professionals across Wales can now access cancer patient's information, previously available only to Cancer Network Information System Cymru (CaNISC) users.
  • NHS Wales is the publicly funded healthcare system providing healthcare to some 4 million people who live in the country.
  • The NHS Wales Informatics Service is responsible for the development and support of the technology used in NHS throughout Wales.

Government asked to make statement on Interim NHS People Plan

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Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Health Service, Jon Ashworth, NHS Scotland, Health care in the United Kingdom, Health, British MPs, NHS Constitution for England, NHS Direct

The NHS has announced a new workforce plan

Key Points: 
  • The Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Jonathan Ashworth, asked the Government to make a statement on the Interim NHS People Plan.
  • Following the publication in January 2019 of its Long Term Plan, which set out its 10-year vision for healthcare in the UK, the NHS has published theInterim NHSPeople Plan.
  • This document sets out the NHS "vision" for how its personnel will be enabled to deliver plan, setting out five main areas in which it will restructure andsaying;
    "We need different people in different professions working in different ways.
  • We need to promote positive cultures, build a pipeline of compassionate and engaging leaders and make the NHS an agile, inclusive and modern employer."

Government asked to make statement on Interim NHS People Plan

Retrieved on: 
Wednesday, June 5, 2019
National Health Service, Jon Ashworth, NHS Scotland, Health care in the United Kingdom, Health, British MPs, NHS Constitution for England, NHS Direct

The NHS has announced a new workforce plan

Key Points: 
  • The Shadow Secretary of State for Health, Jonathan Ashworth, asked the Government to make a statement on the Interim NHS People Plan.
  • Following the publication in January 2019 of its Long Term Plan, which set out its 10-year vision for healthcare in the UK, the NHS has published theInterim NHSPeople Plan.
  • This document sets out the NHS "vision" for how its personnel will be enabled to deliver plan, setting out five main areas in which it will restructure andsaying;
    "We need different people in different professions working in different ways.
  • We need to promote positive cultures, build a pipeline of compassionate and engaging leaders and make the NHS an agile, inclusive and modern employer."