500th Robotic-Assisted Procedure

More than 500 patients in Fife have now been treated using pioneering robotic-assisted surgery. Introduction of the technology is also enabling Fife patients with prostate cancer to receive surgery right here in the Kingdom.
Funded by Scottish Government at a cost of around £2,200,000, the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy was the first District General Hospital in Scotland to adopt robotic-assisted surgery (RAS).
The technology was introduced in August 2021 and is currently used in colorectal, gynaecological and urological surgery. In an important milestone for NHS Fife, the 500th robotic procedure was recently carried out by the team at the Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy.