The Lancashire Women and Newborn Centre at Burnley General Hospital (run by the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust) recently opened two new operating theatres, both equipped with the most advanced equipment for laparoscopic surgery.
The integrated KARL STORZ OR1 NEO theatres are part of a £1.3 million investment, and will further cement the hospital’s reputation as one of the North West’s leading centres for laparoscopic gynaecological surgery, following its accreditation as an advanced centre for the treatment of endometriosis. The new theatres also mean that the four laparoscopic surgeons at Burnley can work with the hospital’s oncology unit to perform many of what would have once been opensurgery hysterectomies, laparoscopically.
The OR1 NEO theatres offer connectivity with hospital ICT systems, giving improved audio-visual communication with Unicast streaming for teleconferencing, teaching or telesurgery. This opens up many opportunities for training and education, a vital part of the hospital’s work. In addition to the theatres, state-of-the-art laparoscopic training equipment was also supplied. KARL STORZ won the contract with the East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust to install the two theatres at Burnley and a further one at Blackburn, to be completed later in the year, after demonstrating its IMAGE1 SPIES system. IMAGE1 SPIES is a key component of the OR1 NEO theatre, optimising the surgeon’s view of challenging anatomical areas during complex surgery.
