Robot Ceilidh (UCAN Fundraiser)

Join us for a great ceilidh to start the year off in the St.Margaret’s hall on the Gallowgate, Aberdeen.
Bring your own bottle, refreshments and snacks. (Please also take a bin bag to take home your empties at the end of the night )
We will have a raffle so please, if you can bring a donation.
We are fundraising for UCAN. A local  Aberdeen cancer charity.
UCAN is organised by a small group of Aberdeen Urologists who were became aware of a big gap in the NHS provision for cancer care after meetings with patients. There is only so much the NHS can do.  The focus within the NHS has always been on cure and the care has been left to national cancer charities to pick up.   After listening with patients and their familes UCAN was created.  Recently, thanks to a £1 million investment from the Scottish Government and all the fundraising  and support from UCAN and local people, Scotland’s first robotic surgery is now available in Aberdeen.
This exert from the UCAN website:
The ultra-modern robot which surgeons can use to perform minimally invasive surgery, will initially be used for prostate cancer cases but in the future can be used in cases involving bladder and bowel cancer.
The technology will operate from two theatres at the Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.
Richard Carey, chief executive of NHS Grampian, said: “This is huge recognition of the ambition of clinical staff and the board, and the boundless energy and enthusiasm of the UCAN campaign.
“Whilst Aberdeen will host the first robotic service, we will work closely with other boards and other centres to develop this exciting approach in Scotland over the coming years.”
There are currently more than 40 robotic surgery facilities in England and Wales – with four in the North East of England alone.