{"id":8493,"date":"2026-05-18T14:19:34","date_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:19:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=8493"},"modified":"2026-05-18T14:19:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-18T14:19:35","slug":"the-nhs-wants-a-robotics-revolution-and-it-will-only-succeed-if-the-estate-is-ready","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/the-nhs-wants-a-robotics-revolution-and-it-will-only-succeed-if-the-estate-is-ready\/","title":{"rendered":"Breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 (NHS) vill byltingu \u00ed v\u00e9lmennafr\u00e6\u00f0i og h\u00fan mun a\u00f0eins n\u00e1 \u00e1rangri ef b\u00fai\u00f0 er tilb\u00fai\u00f0."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\u00deessi breyting hefur \u00ed f\u00f6r me\u00f0 s\u00e9r auglj\u00f3s t\u00e6kif\u00e6ri. V\u00e9lmennafr\u00e6\u00f0i hefur m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 b\u00e6ta n\u00e1kv\u00e6mni, stytta bataferla og auka afk\u00f6st \u00ed \u00fdmsum a\u00f0ger\u00f0um.<\/p>\n<p>En \u00fea\u00f0 er grundvallarspurning sem enn er ekki spur\u00f0 n\u00f3gu oft.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"766\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-766x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8494\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-766x1024.jpg 766w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-224x300.jpg 224w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-768x1027.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-1149x1536.jpg 1149w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web-9x12.jpg 9w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/LOW_RESVanguard_Rototic_Surgery5_web.jpg 1532w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 766px) 100vw, 766px\" \/><\/figure>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Er b\u00fasetan tilb\u00fain fyrir \u00fea\u00f0?<\/strong><\/h2>\n<p>T\u00e6kni\u00fer\u00f3unin er hra\u00f0ari en innvi\u00f0irnir<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e9lmennakerfi eru \u00ed \u00f6rum framf\u00f6rum. Kl\u00edn\u00edsk geta, \u00fej\u00e1lfunarlei\u00f0ir og v\u00edsbendingar eru \u00f6ll a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3ast \u00ed hr\u00f6\u00f0um takti.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Innvi\u00f0ir eru \u00fea\u00f0 ekki.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Margar stofnanir innan breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins (NHS) voru hanna\u00f0ar fyrir a\u00f0ra t\u00edma \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu. Sta\u00f0setning skur\u00f0stofa, verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ileg afkastageta, geymslur\u00fdmi og n\u00e1l\u00e6g\u00f0 vi\u00f0 kl\u00edn\u00edskar stofur endurspegla oft forsendur sem eru eldri en n\u00fat\u00edma skur\u00f0t\u00e6kni.<\/p>\n<p>Lei\u00f0beiningar vi\u00f0urkenna n\u00fa \u00feegar \u00feetta bil. N\u00fat\u00edma skur\u00f0stofuumhverfi krefjast meira r\u00fdmis, meiri sveigjanleika og fl\u00f3knari \u00fej\u00f3nustu en eldri h\u00f6nnun leyfir venjulega.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta skapar spennu. Metna\u00f0urinn til a\u00f0 st\u00e6kka v\u00e9lmenni er til sta\u00f0ar, en umhverfi\u00f0 sem \u00fearf til a\u00f0 sty\u00f0ja vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e1 metna\u00f0 er ekki enn til sta\u00f0ar \u00e1 samr\u00e6mdan h\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Af hverju eignir skipta meira m\u00e1li en nokkru sinni fyrr<\/h2>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 er freistandi a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 v\u00e9lmenni sem \u00e1skorun \u00ed innkaupum. Veldu r\u00e9tta vettvanginn, bygg\u00f0u upp vi\u00f0skipta\u00e1st\u00e6\u00f0una, \u00fej\u00e1lfa\u00f0u starfsf\u00f3lki\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd raun og veru er \u00feetta kerfisbundin \u00e1skorun.<\/p>\n<p>V\u00e9lmennafr\u00e6\u00f0i byggir \u00e1:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Kvikmyndah\u00fas sem geta h\u00fdst st\u00e6rri og fl\u00f3knari b\u00fana\u00f0<\/li>\n<li>Loftr\u00e6stingar- og verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ikerfi sem uppfylla strangari kr\u00f6fur<\/li>\n<li>N\u00e6gilegt geymslu- og vinnslur\u00fdmi fyrir t\u00e6ki<\/li>\n<li>Stafr\u00e6nn innvi\u00f0ur sem sty\u00f0ur sam\u00fe\u00e6ttingu og gagna\u00f6flun<\/li>\n<li>Endurheimtar- og losunarlei\u00f0ir sem gera kleift a\u00f0 auka afk\u00f6st.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Ef einhver \u00feessara \u00fe\u00e1tta er takmarka\u00f0ur, \u00fe\u00e1 minnkar heildar\u00e1hrifin.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deess vegna \u00e6tti a\u00f0 l\u00edta \u00e1 fasteignir sem a\u00f0al\u00fe\u00e1tt, ekki sem bakgrunns\u00fe\u00e1tt.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H\u00e6tta \u00e1 \u00f3jafnri innlei\u00f0ingu<\/h2>\n<p>\u00c1n samr\u00e6mdrar n\u00e1lgunar \u00e1 innvi\u00f0um er raunveruleg h\u00e6tta \u00e1 a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0ing v\u00e9lf\u00e6rafr\u00e6\u00f0i ver\u00f0i \u00f3j\u00f6fn.<\/p>\n<p>Sta\u00f0ir me\u00f0 n\u00fat\u00edmalegum og sveigjanlegum a\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0u munu \u00fer\u00f3ast hra\u00f0ar. A\u00f0rir munu standa frammi fyrir hagn\u00fdtum takm\u00f6rkunum, jafnvel \u00fear sem kl\u00edn\u00edsk eftirspurn og geta er til sta\u00f0ar. Me\u00f0 t\u00edmanum g\u00e6ti \u00feetta auki\u00f0 breytileika \u00ed a\u00f0gengi a\u00f0 h\u00e1\u00fer\u00f3a\u00f0ri um\u00f6nnun frekar en a\u00f0 draga \u00far henni.<\/p>\n<p>Fyrir kerfi sem einbl\u00ednir \u00e1 jafnr\u00e9tti sem og afk\u00f6st er \u00fea\u00f0 verulegt \u00e1hyggjuefni.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Afhendingar\u00e1skorun, ekki bara h\u00f6nnunar\u00e1skorun<\/h2>\n<p>Jafnvel \u00fear sem \u00fe\u00f6rfin fyrir n\u00fat\u00edmav\u00e6\u00f0ingu fasteigna er lj\u00f3s, er framkv\u00e6mdin ekki einf\u00f6ld.<\/p>\n<p>Hef\u00f0bundnar fj\u00e1rfestingar\u00e1\u00e6tlanir geta veri\u00f0 h\u00e6gar og raska\u00f0ar. Endurn\u00fdjun \u00e1 lifandi kl\u00edn\u00edskum umhverfum eykur fl\u00e6kjustig, s\u00e9rstaklega \u00fear sem ekki er h\u00e6gt a\u00f0 gera hl\u00e9 \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 sama t\u00edma er \u00fer\u00fdstingurinn sem kn\u00fdr innlei\u00f0ingu v\u00e9lf\u00e6rafr\u00e6\u00f0i, bi\u00f0listar, v\u00f6xtur eftirspurnar og takmarkanir \u00e1 vinnuafli, yfirvofandi.<\/p>\n<p>Kerfi\u00f0 \u00fearf lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 framkv\u00e6ma breytingar hr\u00f6\u00f0lega.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Hvers vegna n\u00fat\u00edma byggingara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir skipta m\u00e1li<\/h2>\n<p>\u00deetta er \u00fear sem n\u00fat\u00edma byggingara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir byrja a\u00f0 gegna st\u00e6rra hlutverki.<\/p>\n<p>Of oft er MMC einfaldlega sett fram sem hra\u00f0ari lei\u00f0 til a\u00f0 byggja upp. \u00cd heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu er gildi \u00feess fl\u00f3knara.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 b\u00fd\u00f0ur upp \u00e1 m\u00f6guleikann \u00e1 a\u00f0:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Sta\u00f0la h\u00f6nnun \u00e1 m\u00f6rgum st\u00f6\u00f0um<\/li>\n<li>B\u00e6ta samh\u00e6fingu fl\u00f3kinna verkfr\u00e6\u00f0ikerfa<\/li>\n<li>Minnka\u00f0u truflanir innan lifandi sj\u00fakrah\u00fasumhverfis<\/li>\n<li>Gera kleift a\u00f0 vinna samhli\u00f0a h\u00f6nnun, framlei\u00f0slu og sm\u00ed\u00f0i<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fyrir mannvirki sem eru tilb\u00fain til notkunar \u00ed v\u00e9lf\u00e6rafr\u00e6\u00f0i, \u00fear sem kr\u00f6fur eru s\u00edfellt samr\u00e6mdari, er s\u00fa samsetning s\u00e9rstaklega mikilv\u00e6g.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 skapar m\u00f6guleika \u00e1 a\u00f0 skila ekki a\u00f0eins hra\u00f0ari verkefnum, heldur einnig samr\u00e6mdari og endurtekningarh\u00e6fari lausnum.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A\u00f0 skipuleggja \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi til a\u00f0 skila \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi<\/h2>\n<p>Hins vegar er MMC ekki fl\u00fdtilei\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1vinningurinn af \u00fev\u00ed er h\u00e1\u00f0ur \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 gera hlutina \u00f6\u00f0ruv\u00edsi fr\u00e1 upphafi:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>A\u00f0 skilgreina kr\u00f6fur sk\u00fdrt og snemma<\/li>\n<li>A\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a sta\u00f0la\u00f0ar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir \u00fear sem vi\u00f0 \u00e1<\/li>\n<li>A\u00f0 virkja afhendingara\u00f0ila \u00e1 r\u00e9ttu stigi<\/li>\n<li>A\u00f0 samr\u00e6ma innkaupa- og samningsl\u00edk\u00f6n vi\u00f0 a\u00f0fer\u00f0ina<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u00c1n \u00feessa eru kostirnir \u00feynntir \u00fat.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1skorunin er ekki bara a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a n\u00fdjar byggingara\u00f0fer\u00f0ir, heldur a\u00f0 innlei\u00f0a n\u00fdjar lei\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 skipuleggja og framkv\u00e6ma innvi\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Fr\u00e1 metna\u00f0i til veruleika<\/h2>\n<p>Breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfi\u00f0 (NHS) hefur sett sk\u00fdra stefnu fyrir v\u00e9lf\u00e6rafr\u00e6\u00f0i.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 gera \u00fe\u00e1 stefnu a\u00f0 veruleika fer eftir \u00fev\u00ed hversu vel innvi\u00f0ir, kl\u00edn\u00edsk stefna og framkv\u00e6mdal\u00edk\u00f6n eru samr\u00e6md.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dea\u00f0 krefst breyttrar hugsunar.<\/p>\n<p>Spurningin er ekki lengur \u201chvernig innlei\u00f0um vi\u00f0 v\u00e9lmenni?\u201d<br>\u00dea\u00f0 er \u201chvernig sk\u00f6pum vi\u00f0 umhverfi \u00fear sem v\u00e9lmenni geta n\u00e1\u00f0 \u00e1rangri?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u00de\u00e6r stofnanir sem svara \u00feeirri spurningu vel ver\u00f0a \u00ed bestum st\u00f6\u00f0u til a\u00f0 nj\u00f3ta g\u00f3\u00f0s af n\u00e6sta \u00e1fanga umbreytingar \u00ed heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/resource\/robotics-ready-estates\/\">S\u00e6ktu inns\u00fdnarriti\u00f0 okkar til a\u00f0 sko\u00f0a \u00feetta efni n\u00e1nar.<\/a><\/p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Innan breska heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins (NHS) hefur umr\u00e6\u00f0an um v\u00e9lf\u00e6rafr\u00e6\u00f0i haldi\u00f0 \u00e1fram.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deetta sn\u00fdst ekki lengur um snemmb\u00fana innlei\u00f0ingu e\u00f0a einangra\u00f0ar fram\u00farskarandi mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var. \u00cd 10 \u00e1ra heilbrig\u00f0is\u00e1\u00e6tluninni er lj\u00f3st a\u00f0 b\u00faist er vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 v\u00e9lmennast\u00fdr\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun muni aukast verulega \u00e1 n\u00e6sta \u00e1ratug og ver\u00f0a hluti af almennri kl\u00edn\u00edskri \u00fej\u00f3nustu fremur en undantekning hj\u00e1 s\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingum.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":11,"featured_media":8494,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8493","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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