Partnership will explore use of robots to improve patient care at Southmead Hospital

Robots could soon become an even more common sight at Southmead Hospital under a partnership to explore their potential to enhance patient care.

North Bristol NHS Trust (NBT) and the Bristol Robotics Laboratory at the University of the West of England (UWE Bristol) are collaborating on the development of robotics and other healthcare technology to improve patients’ health and hospital experience.

Southmead Hospital is one of the most technologically advanced hospitals in Europe, with robots conducting cancer surgery, dispensing pharmacy medicines, transporting supplies, and analysing blood samples. Under the new partnership, NBT will consider how emerging technologies, such as artificial intelligence, machine learning, and socially and physically assistive robots, could be used to better support patients.