- Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, the first hospital in England to introduce Versius have installed a second Versius system, and surpassed the 800 case milestone with Versius
- The Trust is now successfully utilising the second Versius system to increase capacity throughout the week, ensuring more patients benefit from robotic assisted surgery
The introduction of the second system at the hospital has addressed a growing demand for robotic surgery at MKUH, giving surgeons at the hospital more opportunity to operate robotically, and their patients the opportunity to benefit from the technology and receive robotic minimal access surgery with Versius.
Versius is a small, modular surgical robot supporting surgeons to perform complex surgical procedures. The innovative small and portable design of Versius allows for seamless integration into busy hospital workflows, and for it to be easily moved between surgical departments, supporting high utilisation of the system. Since its introduction in summer, MUKH’s second Versius system has joined its original system in high utilisation, operating Monday to Friday, and contributing to the hospital’s recent milestone of 800 surgical cases performed using Versius.
At MKUH, Versius is used across a range of surgical specialties, including colorectal surgery, gynaecology, general surgery and urology to undertake an array of complex surgical procedures including anterior resections, hysterectomies, abdominal wall reconstructions, ureteric reconstructions, and nephrectomies. In the first year of introducing Versius, the hospital was able to save 450 bed-days annually, with 8 of those as critical care days.[i]
Barrie Keeler, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon and Robotic Lead at Milton Keynes University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust commented: “Since introducing Versius in 2019, it has become the gold standard for surgical care across many of our surgical specialties. It has been incredible to see the positive impact it has had across our hospital and surgical teams who operate using the system, and patients alike. I am delighted that this progress has led to us introducing a second system due to the high-utilisation of, and demand for, the system within MKUH. So far over 800 patients have now benefited from robotic surgery with Versius, and the second system will mean even more of our patients receive the benefits of robotic-assisted surgery.”
Ana Raduc, General Manager, UK and Ireland at CMR Surgical commented: “I would like to share my heartfelt congratulations to everyone at MKUH for reaching the 800-case milestone and introducing their second Versius system. MKUH are true pioneers in NHS England, paving the way for the adoption of innovation and collaboration. Their dedicated surgical, operational and leadership teams have inspired and motivated us at CMR Surgical over the years. Their journey from strength to strength is a true reminder of the potential of partnerships and of the uniqueness of Versius, and its versatility and modularity, which has enabled MKUH to achieve high utilisation of the system for more patients to get the benefits of robotic-assisted surgery.”
