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Freedom of Information request Robotic-Assisted Surgery

Response published: 12 February 2026
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FOI Request

Dear FOI team, I am writing to request the following information under the Freedom of Information Act 2000. Please provide the following recorded information relating to robotic-assisted surgical platforms currently available within your trust. 1. For each robotic-assisted surgical platform currently available within your trust, please provide: • Manufacturer • Model • Date acquired or first brought into service • Whether the platform is owned, leased, rented, or accessed via another arrangement 2. For each platform listed above, please specify the surgical specialties that use it. 3. For each platform, please provide the recorded source(s) of funding used to acquire or access it (e.g., trust capital, charitable funding, lease payments, donations, managed service agreements, third party funding arrangements). 4. Where charitable or philanthropic funding contributed to the acquisition or access arrangements for any platform, please provide: • Name of the charitable organisation(s) • Amount contributed by each • Date the funding was received or allocated 5. Please provide the recorded annual cost of: • Maintenance or servicing • Consumables (if recorded separately) • The funding source(s) used to meet these costs (e.g., trust budgets, charitable sources, managed service contract, warranty) 6. For each platform, please confirm whether it was acquired via an NHS Supply Chain framework or another procurement route, as recorded.

FOI Response

Freedom of Information Request – Ref: FOI 039-2026

Thank you for your recent Freedom of Information request. Please find our response below.

You asked:

1. For each robotic-assisted surgical platform currently available within your trust, please provide:

• Manufacturer
• Model
• Date acquired or first brought into service
• Whether the platform is owned, leased, rented, or accessed via another arrangement

2. For each platform listed above, please specify the surgical specialties that use it.

3. For each platform, please provide the recorded source(s) of funding used to acquire or access it (e.g., trust capital, charitable funding, lease payments, donations, managed service agreements, third party funding arrangements).

4. Where charitable or philanthropic funding contributed to the acquisition or access arrangements for any platform, please provide:

• Name of the charitable organisation(s)
• Amount contributed by each
• Date the funding was received or allocated

5. Please provide the recorded annual cost of:

• Maintenance or servicing
• Consumables (if recorded separately)
• The funding source(s) used to meet these costs (e.g., trust budgets, charitable sources, managed service contract, warranty)

6. For each platform, please confirm whether it was acquired via an NHS Supply Chain framework or another procurement route, as recorded.

Our response:

Our Trust does not perform robotic-assisted surgery.  Please re-direct your request to Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust at ghn-tr.foi@nhs.net.

Next steps:

Should you have any queries in relation to our response, please do not hesitate to contact us. If you are unhappy with the response you have received in relation to your request and wish to ask us to review our response, you should write to:

Louise Moss
Head of Legal Services / Associate Director of Corporate Governance
c/o Gloucestershire Health and Care NHS Foundation Trust
Edward Jenner Court
1010 Pioneer Avenue
Gloucester Business Park
Brockworth, GL3 4AW
E-mail: louise.moss@ghc.nhs.uk

If you are not content with the outcome of any review, you may apply directly to the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) for further advice/guidance. Generally, the ICO will not consider your case unless you have exhausted your enquiries with the Trust which should include considering the use of the Trust’s formal complaints procedure. The ICO can be contacted at: The Information Commissioner’s Office, Wycliffe House, Water Lane, Wilmslow, Cheshire SK9 5AF.