A £1.5 million donation by the Musgrove League of Friends means robotic surgery is coming to MPH for the first time ever! 🦾 The da Vinci XI will help our surgeons perform complex surgery in a less invasive way. Hear from the surgeons involved here: bit.ly/3Xxv3nz

Hubby is in the capable hands of my surgical colleagues Somerset NHS Foundation Trust, I cannot praise this team enough. Having watched this team struggle in a WW2 building for decades to see them deliver outstanding care to their patients in their new unit is humbling. Very proud. Very thankful.

bbc.co.uk/news/health-64… Fully support my junior doctor colleagues and to play my bit supporting whilst you strike. The consultants have your back!

Really enjoyable morning with Jane Thurlow facilitating the NHSE Workforce, Training and Education – SW Beyond the Supervisor workshop, hoping to inspire and develop the faculty educational leaders in our region

An excellent project Hugo Cohen and a well deserved The Royal College of Surgeons of England prize. Congratulations. We need to support trainees to accurately record and reflect on their operative performance to enable appropriate ongoing training and development.

#ASME2023 Pre & Intraconference Sessions! The Promise, Pitfalls and Practicalities of Introducing Immersive Technology to Medical Education✏️ Check out more information here: asme.org.uk/events/asm2023… Richard Bamford #MedEd #MedTwitter

Tonight is the night! Come along and celebrate the excellence in Medical Education! Doors are open from 16:45. Somerset NHS Foundation Trust

It’s that time of the year again! Want to recognise a trainer (consultant to F1) who has gone the extra mile for trainees and promoted the highest 🚀 standards of #surgical #training? Nominate them for the prestigious ASiT Silver Awards! 📅 25th Aug 🔗 tinyurl.com/ASiTSA24

Great to be Association for the Study of Medical Education looking forward to presenting with the ASME TEL team and talking about the exciting VR and AR work we are doing Somerset NHS Foundation Trust Somerset Medical Education L&D | Somerset NHS Foundation Trust . Thanks for asking us to attend Richard Bamford .

SOMERSET WIN THE 2023 VITALITY BLAST!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆🏆 #WeAreSomerset #FinalsDay | #Blast23 Trade Nation

We are live in 20 mins !!! UK surgical CT1s and 2s ! Log in at 2pm for your monthly teaching. Everything you need to know about cardiac surgery for the exam in one afternoon. Log in live and try the mcqs plus of course get your questions answered! See you at 2!

After 53 years in healthcare, we bid farewell to our colorectal surgeon, Mr Ian Eyre-Brook, as he hangs up his scrubs and enjoys retirement! Ian has been described as a force of nature at MPH, and has committed his career to caring for our patients in Somerset. Thank you, Ian 💙

Our consultant colorectal surgeon and robotic surgery enthusiast, Richard Bamford, has been awarded a Star of the Month for his incredible impact on speeding up colorectal cancer diagnosis to just 28 days!⭐ Hear more from Richard here: bit.ly/4anjqqX

Looking forward to welcoming you to the SouthWest Robotic Training Day - 8th November - Taunton Conference Centre - Free (with a refundable deposit to secure your spot) - CPD accreditation from ASGBI Please sign up to ensure your place! eventbrite.com/e/936375292707…

Some really thought provoking talks to kick off the SouthWest Robotic Symposium. Iain Cameron representing AUGIS on safer chole, Steve Hornby on the evolution of robotics, Deena Harji on robotic in EGS and John Findlay on hernias.

Interesting insights from Shakil Ahmed, Kat Baker 💙 (née Gash), Richard Bamford and Jane Blazeby on how we developed the team, train the next generation and develop future research questions in robotics in the second half of the SouthWest Robotic Symposium.

Only just over 6 weeks to go - so get your study leave in! Still some spaces available Speakers include Gijs Van Boxel Dave Sanders British Hernia Society Kiran Altaf ASGBI Charlotte El-Syed The Dukes' Club Look forward to seeing you then! tinyurl.com/swrobotic