This year the Cornish Award chose to honour Sir David McMurtry’s memory and the remarkable work he and Renishaw have achieved by supporting the hospital. InstMC presented a medal and the Scientific Instrument Makers presented £1,000 to Philip, son of John Deer, co-founder of Renishaw, at the Admission Court Dinner in October. John Deer than asked that it be donated to Great Ormand Street Hospital as they were the recipients of the Renishaw Robot.
This is not in need of funding at present so they suggested supporting a couple of surgical equipment projects that closely reflect the spirit of this contribution. These include:
SL-3015 Theatre 12 Upgrade
SL-3016 Theatre 11 Upgrade
Both projects involve upgrading and replacing advanced operating theatre equipment to enhance precision and accuracy during complex procedures.
Both of these theatres are integrated OR1 theatres used for endoscopic surgery. These upgrades intend to replace obsolete theatre equipment and upgrade to a system with 4K and fluorescence technology, which will enhance visibility of endoscopic surgery, ensuring better precision and accuracy during procedures – for example, to remove a cancerous tumour, surgeons will be able to confirm they have successfully removed the whole tumour with this improved imaging technology.
The upgrades will be designed with a multidisciplinary team in mind to accommodate a variety of clinical requirements and streamline the surgical work. These upgrades will ultimately improve outcomes for children undergoing surgery at GOSH by facilitating more effective and safer surgeries. This can be in a number of ways: reduced complications, reduced time of surgery, less post-operative pain, shorter length of hospital stay and reduced chances of readmission to hospital.
The Deer family and WCSIM were happy for this to be done.