Robotic ops may cut waits

Belfast City Hospital’s Da Vinci robotic system, the first of its kind on the island of Ireland, is being used for complex gynaecological surgery and may help reduce Northern Ireland’s average seven-year wait. Since joining the team in May, it has assisted with 130 operations, including 105 for complex endometriosis. Colleen Crothers, who waited years for treatment and had a hysterectomy at 41, says she hopes the technology will spare other women a similar wait.

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