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University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire NHS Trust

Proximie surgical intelligence for theatre utilisation

UHCW reported 1 extra operation per daily theatre list after introducing Proximie

WorkingCompany's own claim

Problem

Manual coordination consumed theatre time. Inaccurate utilisation records also made it difficult to identify where capacity was being lost.

Approach

The trust introduced Proximie's AI and ambient sensors to track theatre activity in real time. It began with plastic surgery and pain services before expanding. Teams reviewed the data to change working practices.

Results

1extra operation per daily theatre list, reported by the trust's operations directorCompany's own claim[1]

Takeaway

The reported capacity gain accompanied changes in theatre coordination and staff engagement.

Categories

Business function
Production and quality
Innovation type
Process innovation
AI technology
Computer vision
Evidence
Company's own claim

Sources

  1. AWS AI Symposium: UHCW adds an operation a day with AI
    Computer Weekly10 Sep 2026News article

Source summaries

[1]Computer Weekly10 Sep 2026

Computer Weekly reported an account from the operations director at UHCW's Hospital of St Cross. She attributed an additional operation per daily list to the work with Proximie and described more accurate utilisation data.

Full details are in the original sources.

Added 1 Nov 2026 · Updated 1 Nov 2026
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