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Pwllheli woman’s robot op
is part of milestone
9th Annual FPC Conference: The Role of the
Extended Surgical Team in the Digital World
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Course/Event Date: Sat, 7 October 2023
Course/Event Status: Places available
Location: Birmingham - Other
Convenor: -Ms Susan Hall, Associate Lecturer in Surgical Care Practice, Anglia
Ruskin University -Prof. Bhuvaneswari Krishnamoorthy, Professor in Nursing
and Surgical Practice, The University of Salford.
CPD Points: 6
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Full Conference and Workshop fee: £100.00
Full Conference only fee: £90.00
FPC Members Conference and Workshop fee: £80.00
FPC Members Conference only fee: £70.00
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Joan Roberts with consultant gynaecological surgeon Richard Peevor
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Surgical teams in Bangor and Cardiff are celebrating a major milestone
after recently completing their 100th robotic operation.
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The National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme was introduced by
the Welsh Government to improve outcomes for cancer patients by
increasing the number of patients across Wales who have access to
less-invasive, minimal access surgery (MAS). MAS offers well-recognised
benefits to the patients compared to open surgery, including reduced
pain, scarring and shorter recovery time.
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Over the last year, robot CMR Surgical’s Versius has been used to treat
colorectal and gynaecological cancer patients at Ysbyty Gwynedd in
Bangor and The University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff.
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Joan Roberts, 79, from Pwllheli underwent robotic surgery to treat
endometrial cancer at Ysbyty Gwynedd with consultant gynaecological
surgeon, Richard Peevor.
Mrs Roberts said: “It was around Christmas time I started to experience
stomach aches and I noticed my stomach had started to swell.
“I went to see my GP who was brilliant and who then referred me
to the hospital for further tests and unfortunately they found it was
endometrial cancer.
“When I was told I was having robotic surgery, I was slightly nervous as
it was something new but I did some research with my daughter and we
read what the benefits of this type of surgery were.
“It’s incredible that we have this technology available to us in north
West Wales and we don’t have to travel further afield to undergo this
type of surgery.”
Mr Peevor says the programme is progressing well at Ysbyty Gwynedd
with positive feedback received from patients.
He said: “Crossing the 100th milestone is certainly a great achievement
and is a testament to the teams which has supported us all the way to
achieve this.
“We started using robotics around six months ago and we have seen
nearly all of our patients going home the next day. Our patients are
really happy with the robotic experience they are getting – the project
is going really well and is continuing to grow month by month with the
extra experience we are getting.”
Professor Jared Torkington, consultant colorectal surgeon and clinical
lead for the National Robotic Assisted Surgery Programme at The
University Hospital of Wales added: “The achievement of 100 cases
of robotic assisted surgery across two cancer specialities using the
Versius system is a seminal moment for the NHS in Wales. It represents
a huge success for the programme which we continue to expand. It is
thanks to the support of the Welsh Government, Moondance Cancer
Initiative, Life Sciences Hub Wales and the agility and energy of the
NHS clinical and procurement teams that we have been able to forge
this partnership with CMR Surgical and offer such cutting edge cancer
treatments for patients in Wales.”
Source: Cambrian News Julie McNicholls Vale
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