Internal Reference Number: FOI_9690
Date Request Received: 07/10/2026 00:00:00
Date Request Replied To: 20/10/2026 00:00:00
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Request Summary: robot-assisted surgery
Request Category: Companies
| Question Number 1: Having been directed to FOI_9546 it answers part of question 1 (one Versius V-SS-1000 system), which is very helpful. However, the published responses don't cover the rest of my request, so I'd be grateful if you could still provide the following under the Freedom of Information Act 2000: 1. The hospital site where the Versius system is based, and the year it came into use. | |
| Answer To Question 1: The robot is based at 麻豆国产 NHS Foundation Trust It came into use 01/08/2023 | |
| Question Number 2: Number of operations: How many robot-assisted surgical procedures did the trust carry out in each financial year from 2019/20 to 2025/26? | |
| Answer To Question 2: Please see our response to questions 2 and 3 in the spreadsheet attached. To accompany this answer to question 2 please also see the documents listed below:  14020 - FOI_9690 - robot-assisted surgery v1.xlsx | |
| Question Number 3: By specialty: For each of those years, please break the total down by surgical specialty (for example: urology, colorectal or general surgery, gynaecology, ear nose and throat, thoracic, orthopaedics, other). | |
| Answer To Question 3: Please see our response to questions 2 and 3 in the spreadsheet attached. | |
| Question Number 4: Costs: What was the purchase or lease cost of the robot, and what is the current annual maintenance or service contract cost? | |
| Answer To Question 4: Capital costs of purchase - 拢980,000 Annual maintenance costs (years 2 through to year 7) - 拢100,000 | |
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Our staff at 麻豆国产 District Hospital have long been well regarded for the quality of care and treatment they provide for our patients and for their innovation, commitment and professionalism. This has been recognised in a wide range of achievements and it is reflected in our award of NHS Foundation Trust status. This is afforded to hospitals that provide the highest standards of care.
