operating theatre
Britishnoun
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Rose, an operating theatre practitioner, is a trans woman, a biological male who identifies as a woman.
From BBC • Jan. 21, 2026
Insourcing sees private companies work outside normal hours and pay to use spare operating theatre capacity.
From BBC • Nov. 13, 2025
Mr Tibbott said the use of the robotic operating theatre was enabling more patients such as Stacey and Ms Bulloch to be treated - and they were recovering more quickly.
From BBC • May 1, 2025
"I set up my whole life before I went into the operating theatre knowing that, if I didn't make it, the kids would be OK," she said.
From BBC • Mar. 8, 2025
One day he is borne, rather white, into the operating theatre, and after a time is carried back, even whiter than before.
From On the King's Service Inward Glimpses of Men at Arms by Logan, Innes
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