Hodges' Model: Welcome to the QUAD: Robots, surgery, resources and policy

Hodges' model is a conceptual framework to support reflection and critical thinking. Situated, the model can help integrate all disciplines (academic and professional). Amid news items, are posts that illustrate the scope and application of the model. A bibliography and A4 template are provided in the sidebar. Welcome to the QUAD ...

Saturday, August 08, 2015

Robots, surgery, resources and policy

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"A proliferation of centres offering robotic surgery should be avoided ...


until a national policy can be developed." p.14.

da Vinci Surgery

Clinical Commissioning Policy: Robotic-Assisted Surgical Procedures for Prostate Cancer, Draft for Public Consultation: NHS England.

The Robot Report

Dunhill, L. (2015) Robot wars over specialist site, Health Service Journal, 8 July. 125: 6453, p.14.