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The Technologist for the Royal College of Surgeons
Covering the latest & most impactful innovation for the surgical workplace



  1. Lights, Cameras, Operate: With training opportunities limited by COVID and more, we look at the camera technology helping to train the next generation in the UK and beyond


  2. Back to the Future of Surgery: A review of the highlights from the 2021 Future Surgery Show at London's ExCel Centre


  3. The smartest time of the year: A review of latest wearable (including Apple Watch, Withings and Samsung Watch 4) and the technology powering these health tools


  4. Drone riders: two students taking healthcare supplies to the sky: Interview with Hammad Jeilani, a Southampton Medical Student, creating an NHS Drone lositics company


  5. Cryps and Dips: a surgeon's guide to the blockchain: An overview of the blockchain, cryptocurriences and how they can be used to improve data in healthcare


  6. Internet revived the radiostar: With assistance from Dr James Somauroo, this article explores the role of podcasts in medical education and how to create your own


  7. Ready Surgeon One: A review of the hotest VR headset on the market, the Oculus Quest 2, and the virtual reality surigical training platforms including FundamentalSurgery, OssoVR and Virti


  8. Decoding Healthcare: An interview with Josh Case an australian doctor, software developer and author of 'Code Blue', who has set his mission on teaching frontline staff the basics of coding


  9. Mindful of the gap: A review of thelatest mindfulness tools available, from simple website check-ins to domestic EEG monitors linked to your smartphone


  10. Innovating with military precision: a overview of JHUB Med, the UK Military's health innnovation team, and what the NHS can learn from our armed forces


  11. Dissecting the technology of anatomy: How Oxford University Hospitals is innovating the centuries old subject of teaching anatomy


  12. Anti-virus technology: A look at the technology that is being implemented at scale in the fight against COVID19


  13. Mobilising your phone part 2 - Absolutely phabulous?: A review of the new Samsung Galaxy Note 10 Plus


  14. Mobilising your phone's technology (part 1): How mobile technology is wandering into clinical roles


  15. NHSX-plained: Meet the new NHS team bringing Silicon Valley thinking to UK Healthcare


  16. Surgical Speaker review: Which is the best portable speaker for the operating theatre


  17. 5G in surgery: How 5G technology can be used to improve healthcare


  18. Making the Cut: the rise of the machine: A review of CMR's Versius, the latest surgical robot to enter the OR


  19. A Race to the Finnish: How Finaland have made use of their early adoption in electronic health records


  20. Surgery 4.0: A review of the Commission on the Future of Surgery report


  21. A review of 2018's biggest and best health technology


  22. Life through a Hololens: How Microsoft's Hololens is being used for health


  23. What the hack is this?: The use of hackathons for health


  24. The power of listening: Can smart speakers be smart enough for the surgical environment


  25. Self-driving cars: How self-driving cars could help transform healthcare