With millimetre precision, a cancerous section of bowel is pulled out of the body while still attached internally, so that the tumour can be cut out before the rest of the organ is re-inserted.

In a time critical procedure, the ends of the bones of a patient's degenerated knee joint are removed and replaced with specially designed metal and plastic substitutes.

Life changing open heart surgery begins from the moment the chest is opened and the heart is stopped, right through as a new aortic valve is implanted,and the heart is restarted.