Intuitive, a global technology leader in minimally invasive care and the pioneer of robotic-assisted surgery, has opened its new UK & Ireland headquarters – which includes the UK’s largest da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery (RAS) training centre.

RAS was recently placed at the heart of the UK Government’s 10 Year Health Plan as one of five ‘Big Bets’ to transform the NHS, with ambitions to achieve a seven-fold increase in RAS procedures over the next decade, including 9 in 10 of all keyhole surgeries.

Intuitive’s new state-of-the-art training facility in Winnersh Triangle, Berkshire, has capacity to provide technology training for da Vinci surgical systems to thousands more surgeons. This will help to futureproof the next generation of UK surgeons, and support patients and hospitals.