The first surgeries with a surgical robot that was purchased earlier this year have been performed.
The robot will be used in gynecology, urology, and general surgery at Great Western Hospital in Swindon.
As a result, patients won't have to travel great distances for necessary surgery and surgeons will be able to perform operations with less invasive methods.
Roderick Alexander, a consultant surgeon, declared: "We are overjoyed to have it here.".
So far, Mr. Alexander and fellow consultant surgeon Anwar Owais have used the robot to perform seven bowel operations.
Mr. Alexander claimed that for "some time," he had been requesting a surgical robot.
He described it as "exciting, the future of surgery.".
The robot appeared "a little bit like an octopus," Mr. Owais continued.
"The robot's entire purpose is to mimic a human arm," he continued.
This is the new method of doing things. ".
A commitment has been made to spend money on the newest technology throughout the Bath and North East Somerset, Swindon, and Wiltshire Integrated Care Board region, according to the Great Western Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust.
Felicity Taylor-Drew, the chief operating officer at Great Western Hospital, continued, "This is about us having a long-term perspective.
The fact that patients will have to travel less is a huge benefit.
"It's fantastic for the locals here.
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