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<p>We understand that NHS England has advised the Royal Bournemouth and Christchurch
Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust that it should not offer robotic assisted surgical
treatment until there is clearer national evidence of the effectiveness of the technique.
However as the Trust is the identified surgical centre for urological cancer, NHS
England’s Local Area Team and the local clinical commissioning group are working with
all of the acute providers covering Dorset to ensure that patients have choice for
timely surgery from Royal Bournemouth & Christchurch Hospitals NHS Foundation
Trust and other providers across Wessex and its environs.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>We
are advised that the potential service and financial implications of NHS England’s
proposed national clinical commissioning policy for robotic assisted surgery and service
specification will be considered in the prioritisation process later this year. Further
information will be posted on NHS England Website under the Specialised Cancer Clinical
Reference Group when available.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p>
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