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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Ella Pickover

INSANE: Robotic surgeries set to soar under nhs plans | Vintage Vibes

Robotic surgeries are set to rapidly expand under NHS plans (Alamy/PA) -

The use of robotic surgery is set to soar in the NHS in England under plans to expedite care for patients.

In 2023/24, some 70,000 robot-assisted surgeries were carried out in the NHS in England, but the number is expected to rise to around half a million over the next decade.

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