Those of a nervous disposition may want to avoid Bushey hospital’s Twitter page on Saturday, as staff live-tweet an operation.

On Saturday, December 15, from 8am, Spire Bushey Hospital will be the first in the UK to live-tweet an operation, a gastric bypass, performed by Pratik Sufi.

Photographs of the procedure will also be tweeted.

To follow the operation as it progresses search Twitter for: @SpireBushey or hashtag: #liveatbushey.