£7.4m boost makes Newcastle 'hub' at the forefront of robot NHS surgery in the UK
£7.4m boost will makes Newcastle 'hub' at the forefront of robot NHS surgery in the UK
The Newcastle Surgical Training Centre has received £7.4m in funding from Innovate UK to become a national hub for adopting surgical robotics within the NHS. The project aims to help hospitals overcome barriers to implementing robotic surgery safely and effectively, building on two decades of training experience. Experts note that while robots enable more precise and efficient procedures with potential benefits like smaller incisions and faster recovery, the focus remains on safe integration rather than replacing surgeons. NHS England projects that half a million operations annually could involve surgical robots by 2035.
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A UK government agency (Innovate UK) announced £7.4m funding to establish the Newcastle Surgical Training Centre as a national 'robotics adoption hub' for NHS trusts, aiming to overcome barriers to safe and sustainable implementation of surgical robots by 2035.
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director of NSTC said: "We built and have nurtured the NSTC since the first course ran in 2007. We have accommodated advances in surgical technology and our role is to facilitate the training of surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and all who are involved in the delivery of expert care to the patient. "The new project, funded by UKRI, is specifically to help with the incorporation of advanced surgical robotic te
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perly and safely for the patients." NHS bosses believe that, for some patients, robotic surgery can mean smaller incisions during surgery and less pain afterwards. It can also mean less blood loss and quicker recovery for patients. NHS England projects that half a million operations each year could involve surgical robots by 2035. START is a collaboration between the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust and the wider Shel
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£7.4m boost will makes Newcastle 'hub' at the forefront of robot NHS surgery in the UK
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£7.4m boost makes Newcastle 'hub' for robot NHS surgery in the UK (Image: Craig Connor/ChronicleLive) 00:12, 07 Nov 2026 A team at the Freeman Hospital is leading the way when it comes to using robots to make the Tyneside a "hub" for robotic surgery around the country. The Newcastle Surgical Training Centre at the Gosforth hospital has kept the city at the forefront of innovation when it comes to the use of a scalpel
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UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) announced the £7.4m would fund a project whereby the NSTC becomes a "robotics adoption hub". The idea is that the team at the Freeman will bring together best practice from around the UK and work to help NHS trusts around the country "overcome barriers" and bring robot-assisted surgery to more patients in a safe and efficient manner. Professor David Deehan, consultant surgeon and co-
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director of NSTC said: "We built and have nurtured the NSTC since the first course ran in 2007. We have accommodated advances in surgical technology and our role is to facilitate the training of surgeons, anaesthetists, theatre staff and all who are involved in the delivery of expert care to the patient. "The new project, funded by UKRI, is specifically to help with the incorporation of advanced surgical robotic te
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perly and safely for the patients." NHS bosses believe that, for some patients, robotic surgery can mean smaller incisions during surgery and less pain afterwards. It can also mean less blood loss and quicker recovery for patients. NHS England projects that half a million operations each year could involve surgical robots by 2035. START is a collaboration between the Newcastle Hospitals NHS Trust and the wider Shel
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