In theatre
Innovations in healthcare displayed at NHS Expo. Imperial researchers showcase new technologies that are helping to improve patient care and outcomes %0A " Enter a nomination for the new NHS Innovator of the Year Award, part of the NHS Leadership Awards 2009 - By Lucy Goodchild - Thursday 25 June 2009 Imagine a hospital with an inflatable operating theatre, a robot that helps doctors perform complex surgery and a device that can be used to take out your gallbladder through your belly button. This might sound like something from the film , but all of these innovations are available for clinicians to use today. Researchers from the Department of Biosurgery and Surgical Technology at Imperial College London and clinicians from Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust displayed these and other state-of-the-art innovations at a national NHS Innovation Expo on 18 and 19 June 2009. The team showcased technologies that have been developed at the College and that are now being used in clinical practice and education by the Trust and elsewhere in the NHS. The Expo was the first of its kind and the biggest healthcare exhibition in the country, attracting around 6,000 visitors over the two days. High-profile speakers included Professor Stephen Smith, Principal of the Faculty of Medicine at Imperial College London and Chief Executive of Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust; Professor Lord Ara Darzi, also from Imperial; Douglas A. Comstock from NASA, who is responsible for transferring space technology to healthcare; and Lord Drayson, Minister of State for Science and Innovation.
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