Our Charity is calling on the community to rally together for our £1.5million appeal to fund a state-of-the-art new surgical robot and the continued use of surgical robotics at Broomfield Hospital. There is significant evidence that demonstrates a number of advantages for patients who have benefited from surgery with the surgical robot compared to conventional surgical techniques including:  - 0% perforation rate (compared to 12% rate across the world)- Shorter hospital stays- Immediate effects within recovery- Precision surgery (overcoming limitations of laparoscopic surgery)- Articulation beyond normal manipulation- Naturally occurring tremors filtered out by computer software It is anticipated that the current surgical robot – the da Vinci S - will then be used for teaching at Anglia Ruskin University. The purchase of the da Vinci S surgical robot in 2009 allowed it to become a national leader in surgical innovation and some ‘first of type’ operations for Europe were performed at the Trust as a result. The Trust’s robotic gastric pacing service is a national centre, and the second largest centre in the world. Your support will put Broomfield Hosptial firmly on the map as surgical innovators in Essex. Please contact us if you would like to get involved Our Charity’s Fundraising Co-Ordinator, Charlotte Jefcoate, will be happy to assist: 01245 514860 or charlotte.jefcoate@meht.nhs.uk.