I'm first to get an NHS bionic arm

A FARMER who lost his arm in a harvester accident has become the first NHS patient to be fitted with the world’s most advanced bionic limb.

- By Tom Bevan

Ashley Herbert was just 24 when his right hand got caught in a forage harvester and could not be saved.

He has since spent more than 10 years struggling to fulfil everyday tasks on the farm and at home, with prosthetics either too heavy or uncomfortable.