Belfast City Hospital deploys first Da Vinci gynae robot in Northern Ireland to reduce complex surgery waits
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Belfast City Hospital installed a Da Vinci surgical robot in May, funded by £2.4m in charitable donations, enabling more precise gynaecological procedures for endometriosis patients. The system has performed 130 surgeries since arrival, prioritizing complex cases to address long waiting lists affecting thousands of women's health and fertility.
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“needed has been a relief. "The outcome was good - my tummy feels lighter, and compared to before I am more or less pain free." 'It's really exciting' Da Vinci became part of the Belfast City Hospital's gynaecology team in May. It cost £2.4m and was funded through charitable donations for gynaecological services within the trust. To date it has performed 130 surgeries - 105 of them being on women with complex endometr”
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Reported quantity · investment for regional centres: 700000 other · Basis not reported
“ter is expected to announce an investment of £1.95m to improve services. That includes a £700,000 investment in two regional endometriosis centres located within the Belfast City and Altnagelvin Area hospitals, which will help develop specialist services for women with complex endometriosis problems. Each health trust will also receive £250,000 as part of a phased investment for those women with less complex symptoms”
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Reported quantity · investment per health trust: 250000 other · Basis not reported
“ter is expected to announce an investment of £1.95m to improve services. That includes a £700,000 investment in two regional endometriosis centres located within the Belfast City and Altnagelvin Area hospitals, which will help develop specialist services for women with complex endometriosis problems. Each health trust will also receive £250,000 as part of a phased investment for those women with less complex symptoms”
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Reported quantity · average wait time for surgery: 7 other · Basis not reported
“n Ireland, which affect thousands of women's physical and mental health and their ability to have children. With an average wait of about seven years for complex surgery, which involves several specialities, delayed treatment means some women require a hysterectomy, like Colleen at 41. She has lived with chronic endometriosis all of her adult life, having first begun to experience chronic period pain aged 14. But it”
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Reported quantity · years waited by patient before referral: 22 other · Basis not reported
“took another 22 years before she was referred to gynaecology and a scan confirmed she had both adenomyosis and endometriosis. "I missed out so much of family life due to daily pain - pain that went on for years," she said. "I can't have children - I have had to have a hysterectomy and I'm in early menopause. "To be told you can't have children is hard to swallow," she said. An urgent case, Colleen missed out on a Da”
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Belfast City Hospital installed a Da Vinci surgical robot in May, funded by £2.4m in charitable donations, enabling more precise gynaecological procedures for endometriosis patients. The system has performed 130 surgeries since arrival, prioritizing complex cases to address long waiting lists affecting thousands of women's health and fertility.
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