Winner of ‘name the robot’ schools competition visits Broomfield Hospital to see our surgical robot

 

The lucky winner of our ‘name the robot’ schools competition visited Broomfield Hospital to see the surgical robot on Thursday, August 2.

 

Eleven-year-old Joe Squire, from Rayne Primary School, and his little brother Sam, 6, had the opportunity to don surgical aprons and see how the robot – now named ‘Buster’ - works. Joe’s entry to our competition was the winning name picked out of the hat by the robot itself – with consultant upper GI surgeon Mr Sri Kadirkamanathan at the controls.

 

They met Mr Kadirkamanathan, alongside Nick Alston, trust chairman, and Samuel Gnanamani, theatre matron, who explained to them and their mum, April, all about our robotic surgery appeal and the pioneering work being carried out with the surgical robot.

 

Joe and Sam tried out operating the console – which Mr Kadirkamanathan explained was not dissimilar to playing Xbox – and saw how the team use advanced technology to help improve patients’ lives.

 

Joe said: “It was so exciting being able to touch and use Buster", and Sam added: “It was an amazing experience.”

Their mum, April, said: “It was fantastic to learn how modern technology is advancing so fast and to get a hands on, in depth view of it was out of this world.”

Yvonne Carter, charities manager, said: “It has been absolutely wonderful to be able to reach out to young people and give them an insight into the surgery of the future. Some of the young people reading may even be inspired to become the surgeons of tomorrow.

 

“Congratulations to Joe on winning this competition – he can always know that ‘Buster’ is now helping people across the Mid Essex area.”

 

‘Our Charity’ is calling on the community to rally together for our £1.5million appeal to fund the upgrading of the robotic surgery service at Broomfield Hospital, including a state-of-the-art new surgical robot and the continued use of surgical robotics.

There is significant evidence that demonstrates a number of advantages for patients who have benefited from surgery with the surgical robot compared to conventional surgical techniques including:

•Shorter hospital stays

•Immediate effects during recovery

•Precision surgery (overcoming limitations of laparoscopic surgery)

Your support will put Broomfield Hospital firmly on the map as surgical innovators in Essex.

You can donate to our appeal, ‘Rally Together for the Robot’, here: https://www.justgiving.com/campaigns/charity/midessexhospitals/surgicalbot

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