Surgical teams at Chelsea and Westminster Hospital have carried out their highest ever number of robotic-assisted surgeries.

59 patients were treated in one weekend at the end of last month.

The gynaecology surgical team completed 30 robotic hysterectomies, operating on more than five times the usual number of patients.

Typically, four robotic hysterectomies are performed in a normal day.

Upper gastrointestinal and bariatric surgical teams operated on almost a month’s worth of patients, completing 29 general surgeries.