Vanash Patel

Enhancing Healthcare: Spire Bushey Hospital

Training trainees in robotic surgery is a crucial process that requires a well-structured and comprehensive approach. Robotic surgery involves using robotic systems to assist surgeons in performing procedures with enhanced precision and control. Here are… Read More »Training the trainees with Versius

In my latest blog, I share my thoughts on training the trainees in robotic surgery, with valuable insights from our current trainees…https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/we-want-normalise-robotic-surgery-clinical-practice-need-vanash-patel

Following an HSJ roundtable discussion I outline the case in the HSJ for a national robotics strategy that can democratise access to robotic surgery using West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust as an example. https://www.hsj.co.uk/technology-and-innovation/how-a-national-robotics-strategy-will-support-future-proofing-our-nhs/7034042.article

“How successfully have our Versius robots integrated with the surgical team?” As cases with Versius accelerate at West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, I’ve written down my thoughts in my latest article…https://www.linkedin.com/posts/vanash-patel-00986278_how-successfully-have-our-versius-robots-activity-7000498824548917249-lqy9?utm_source=share&utm_medium=member_desktop

“How do you go about setting up a surgical robotics programme?” It’s a question I thought about a lot just a year or so ago, and now it’s one of the questions I’m asked the… Read More »I set up a robotics programme and you can too

CMR Surgical (CMR) – the British medical robotics company – and West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (WHTH) announce that WHTH will be the first in the UK to simultaneously install two Versius® Surgical Robotic Systems. WHTH plans to operate using Versius across multiple specialities, including colorectal, gynaecology, urology, and upper gastrointestinal surgery.… Read More »The West Hertfordshire Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust invests in two surgical robotic systems

Robotic surgery has traditionally been restricted due to the historic costs of robotic procedures, and logistical constraints such as size of operating theatres required. Next generation robotic systems have now been produced which seek to… Read More »The future of robotic surgery

Raising awareness about colorectal cancer is crucial, because in the United Kingdom colorectal cancer is the fourth most common cause of cancer and the second commonest cause of cancer related death. According to Cancer Research… Read More »Early detection of colorectal cancer