Friday 28 February 2025
Internal Reference Number: FOI_8409
Date Request Received: 27/01/2025 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 13/02/2025 00:00:00
This response was sent via: By Email
Request Summary: robotic surgical systems and procedures
Request Category: Private Individuals
| Question Number 1: I’m writing to request information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. I would be grateful for any information held by your organisation as detailed in the query as below. In order to assist I have attempted to be as specific as possible. I have attached an Excel spread sheet to assist. Please feel free to fill in the spreadsheet or reply electronically with the data as outlined below. • How many robotic surgical systems are currently utilised within the trust 1. Names and number of each system 2. Year of implementation of the first robotic system | |
| Answer To Question 1: We have one Versius V-SS-1000 robot that was installed 01/08/2023. | |
| Question Number 2: If your trust has a robotic system I would be grateful for the following information. • Number of procedures broken down by open, laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery for the following specialities (if applicable) from the following individual years 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. 1. Breast Surgery 2. Cardiothoracic Surgery 3. Colorectal Surgery 4. Gynaecology 5. Head and neck Surgery 6. Orthopaedic and Plastic Surgery 7. Paediatric Surgery 8. Transplant Surgery 9. Upper GI, Bariatric, Hepato-pancreato-biliary and Oesophago-gastric Surgery 10. Urology 11. Vascular Surgery | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to this FOI Q2 and Q3 in the spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:  12733 - FOI_8409 - Robotic surgical systems and procedures.xlsx FOI 8409 Surgical procedures spreadsheet_.xlsx | |
| Question Number 3: • Number of the following procedures broken down by open, laparoscopic and robotic assisted surgery for the following individual years 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024. 1. Colectomy (including right hemicolectomy/left hemicolectomy/subtotal/total) 2. Anterior resection/Abdominoperineal resection 3. Cholecystectomy 4. Hernia repair 5. Fundoplication 6. Gastrectomy | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to this FOI Q3 in the spreadsheet attached. | |
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