North of England Wolfson Centre for Human-Centred Medical Technologies

Prof Eur.Erg. Bob Stone FErgS 
Central Manchester and Manchester Children's University Hospitals

University Department of Surgery

Manchester Royal Infirmary

Oxford Road

Manchester M13 9WL

T.: +44 161 276 4534

Fax: +44 161 273 3428

Jenny.Parr@man.ac.uk

r.j.stone@bham.ac.uk

England Wolfson Centre for Human-Centred Medical Technologies

The NoE Wolfson Centre, based within the University School of Surgery at Manchester’s Royal Infirmary, was established via UK Department of Health and Wolfson Foundation funding in 1994. The Centre’s original remit was to conduct – through focused research and experimental prototype development – critical evaluations of emerging human interface technologies and systems and their appropriateness for future medical and surgical practice, from Virtual Reality to O.R.-support robotics. The Centre hosts surgical skills courses, supports medical staff in the execution of postgraduate study, pioneers the introduction of new surgical technologies and works with blue-chip organisations and small-to-medium sized enterprises involved in innovative developments in medicine and surgery. The directors of the Centre (Dr R. McCloy and Prof. R.J. Stone) are also members of the UK National Health Service’s new NEAT Committee (New and Emerging Applications of Technology; www.neatprogramme.org.uk).