{"id":3602,"date":"2026-08-18T02:15:25","date_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:15:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3602"},"modified":"2026-08-18T02:15:25","modified_gmt":"2026-08-18T06:15:25","slug":"english-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vr-news.net\/?p=3602","title":{"rendered":"English hospitals aim to ramp up use of robotics in surgery"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><video src=\"https:\/\/videoeu.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-08-05\/English-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery-1PjHghRgoMg\/video\/wu_1jv47niper87vct1b5uc8c1okra\/wu_1jv47niper87vct1b5uc8c1okra.m3u8\" poster=\"https:\/\/videoeu.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-08-05\/English-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery-1PjHghRgoMg\/video\/wu_1jv47niper87vct1b5uc8c1okra\/wu_1jv47niper87vct1b5uc8c1okra.jpg\"><\/video><\/p>\n<p>The UK government has announced plans to invest more in robotic equipment for English hospitals and set a target for robotic assistance to be used in 90% of keyhole surgeries carried out in England by 2035.<\/p>\n<p>The government highlighted robotics as one of five &#8220;big bets&#8221; in a 10-year health plan for England, alongside other transformative technologies: data, AI, genomics and wearables.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newseu.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-08-05\/English-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery-1PjHghRgoMg\/img\/1984ddec744a471c81b8e51eb7d3238d\/1984ddec744a471c81b8e51eb7d3238d.png\" alt=\"Surgeons and nurses using the new Da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical system while performing surgery, at St Bartholomew\" s hospital in london. jasso><\/p>\n<p>At St Bartholomew&#8217;s Hospital in central London, visiting surgeons are among the first to be trained to use the new da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical system, made by US company Initiative. The system, which includes three robotic arms that can hold surgical equipment, is controlled using an immersive 3D headset and a video-game-like console.<\/p>\n<p>Robotic surgical systems like this can be used across a range of specialties including urology, gynecology, abdominal, colorectal, and thoracic or general surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newseu.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-08-05\/English-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery-1PjHghRgoMg\/img\/29bfe87ccce24a8c941ada492fae7800\/29bfe87ccce24a8c941ada492fae7800.jpeg\" alt=\"Sasha Stamenkovic (C) using the new Da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical system while performing lung cancer surgery as Ali Ansaripour (R), senior cardiothoracic trainee on a robotic fellowship, looks on. \/Carlos Jasso\/AFP\"><\/p>\n<p>The precision of robotic-assisted surgery should mean shorter hospital stays and quicker recovery times, which will take strain off a struggling health service with year-long waitlists, workforce shortages and discharge bottlenecks.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The ability to have lots of integrated computer-aided technology on top&#8221; of human-controlled robotics &#8220;makes this precise surgery. It makes it safe surgery,&#8221; says Sasha Stamenkovic, Director of Robotic Surgery and Research at Barts Health NHS Trust.<\/p>\n<p>As well as improving recovery times, the greater precision also reduces the risk of complications like air leaks, a common cause of longer hospital stays following lung surgery.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newseu.cgtn.com\/news\/2026-08-05\/English-hospitals-aim-to-ramp-up-use-of-robotics-in-surgery-1PjHghRgoMg\/img\/850e52c8b3834512a677546a29e14154\/850e52c8b3834512a677546a29e14154.jpeg\" alt=\"Nurses assisting in lung cancer surgery using the new Da Vinci 5 robotic-assisted surgical system, at St Bartholomew\" s hospital. jasso><\/p>\n<p>Ian Macleod was the first patient in Britain&#8217;s NHS to undergo lung cancer surgery using the new da Vinci robotic system. Macleod says he &#8220;didn&#8217;t realize&#8221; until he was wearing a surgical gown and anesthetised that he would hold this groundbreaking title, but the news &#8220;didn&#8217;t faze&#8221; the 76-year-old retired detective.<\/p>\n<p>Thirty minutes after the robotic-assisted operation, Macleod was back on his feet. &#8220;It was extraordinary,&#8221; he says. &#8220;In fact, after the operation, I found out quite quickly that I only had one stitch.&#8221; He had undergone non-robotic keyhole surgery for a different cancer in the past, and says the recovery time was &#8220;much longer&#8221;. This time, he was driving his wife to the garden centrer for coffee less than a week later.<\/p>\n<p>Stamenkovic runs fellowships at St Bartholomew&#8217;s training surgeons on this new technology. He says it is the young surgeons who pick up the new robotic control system the fastest and who become the most adept.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;They&#8217;ve come with different skill sets,&#8221; he says, &#8220;they&#8217;ve probably come with gaming skill sets, some of them have come with a musical background.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Laying out his long-term mission, Stamenkovic added: &#8220;All we need to do is harness their energy, their passion, their skill set, and teach them the right moves. And that will make the surgeon of the future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The UK government has announced plans to invest more in robotic equipment for English hospitals and set a target for robotic assistance to be used in 90% of keyhole surgeries carried out in England by 2035. 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