{"id":69005,"date":"2026-03-13T14:38:33","date_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:38:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/?p=69005"},"modified":"2026-03-13T14:38:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-13T14:38:36","slug":"charitys-largest-ever-donation-funds-life-changing-surgical-robot","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/shefnews.co.uk\/index.php\/2026\/03\/13\/charitys-largest-ever-donation-funds-life-changing-surgical-robot\/","title":{"rendered":"Charity&#8217;s largest ever donation funds life changing surgical robot"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Sheffield Hospitals Charity donated \u00a31.45 million towards a new surgical robot that will be used to deliver robotic-assisted surgery for cancer patients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Increasing the number of robotic-assisted surgeries supports the demand for minimally invasive\u00a0surgeries, with patients\u00a0benefiting\u00a0from faster recovery times, reduced complications, fewer and less invasive incisions, better\u00a0outcomes\u00a0and shorter hospital stays.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Beth Crackles, Chief Executive at Sheffield Hospitals Charity, said: &#8220;This is a tremendous boost for cancer patients locally, and we are\u00a0truly grateful\u00a0to the generosity of the people of Sheffield for making it possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;Our incredible supporters have now enabled two game-changing investments in robotic surgery.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The new surgical robot will be situated at the Northern General Hospital &#8211; a sister to the surgical robot located at the Royal Hallamshire Hospital, which was funded through a philanthropic gift to the charity in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Kirsten Major, Chief Executive at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, said: \u201cSheffield was one of the first NHS Trusts in the country to pioneer da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery at the Hallamshire Hospital.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8220;The level of precision now offered by advanced robotic-assisted surgery improves surgical access and outcomes and reduces complications, with patients able to recover at home in a few days, or weeks.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The brand-new da Vinci Xi surgical system, at Sheffield\u2019s Northern General Hospital, is operated by the surgeon and can make 360\u00b0 movements that surpass what the human hand can do on its own.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sheffield Hospitals Charity donated \u00a31.45 million towards a new surgical robot that will be used to deliver robotic-assisted surgery for cancer patients.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":766,"featured_media":69023,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[17,415,18,21,1],"tags":[647,78,38,131],"class_list":["post-69005","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-charity","category-community","category-health","category-news","category-uncategorised","tag-hospitals","tag-nhs","tag-sheffield","tag-south-yorkshire"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.1.1 - 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