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Supporting chronic cystitis patients through the winter

1 October 2020 | Contracts & Distributors
The current pandemic is causing severe disruption to the care of patients with non-life-threatening conditions.

iMEDicare Pelvic Health Naturally accomplish fundraising challenge that may be unique in history!

26 October 2022 | Awards, Conferences & Anniversaries
Over four long, gruelling days at the end of August, Darren Breen and Elliot Stackhouse of iMEDicare completed the 4 Peaks Ridge Route Challenge, in support of Bladder Health UK.

Cryotherapy for small renal masses: better than surveillance?

1 March 2014 | | URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Urologic Oncology
With the rapid rise in incidental small renal mass detection, some of which have malignant potential, comes the need to either survey or treat these masses safely and with minimal morbidity. This large series of 147 patients with 171 masses,...

Prostate cancer: Black men more likely to be diagnosed at later stages

9 January 2025 | Charities, Research & Development
Latest data shows Black men have higher rates of stage 3 or stage 4 prostate cancer diagnoses compared with white men. Black men diagnosed at a later stage in their 60s are 14% less likely to get NICE approved treatment...

Sir Eric Riches’s cystoscope

1 May 2018 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Technology
In this series of articles I am going to show you some of the exhibits contained in the Museum of Urology, hosted on the BAUS website (www.baus.org.uk). In the last history article we came across Sir Henry Morris, former President...

Artificial intelligence

1 March 2019 | | URO - Technology
Artificial intelligence concerns me. Generally, people still tend to be concerned that their livelihoods will be replaced by an all powerful, all knowing artificial intelligence (AI) system. This at a time when the world’s largest technology companies (Amazon, Google, Apple),...

Conference apps

1 March 2018 | | URO - Technology
With conference season soon starting I thought I would run through some of the apps I think would be useful for delegates attending a urology conference in the coming year. The conference app It is often useful to download the...

What is a leadership fellowship?

4 March 2024 | | URO - Core Urology
What is a leadership fellowship?” This is a question that is often asked about my year out of training to undertake the National Medical Director’s (NMD) Clinical Fellow Scheme. I hope to provide an insight into what a fellowship in...

Adults are just big kids: a paediatric surgeon’s experience in adult urology

3 September 2024 | | URO - Andrology, URO - Basic Science Research, URO - Endourology & Stones, URO - Infection, URO - Neurourology, URO - Paediatric Urology, URO - Core Urology, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency, URO - Technology, URO - Uroradiology, URO - Urologic Oncology
As an ST8 trainee in paediatric general surgery and urology, I had firmly decided on subspecialisation in paediatric urology. Whilst preparing for the dreaded final Annual Review of Competency Progression (ARCP), the all-important question of “What next?” came to the...

The importance of active investigation and follow-up in bladder injury

11 July 2023 | | URO - Trauma & Emergency
Bladder injury (BI) is uncommon, and patients are typically managed by large multidisciplinary teams, dealing concomitantly with other injuries or diagnoses. BI can be categorised by cause (traumatic vs. iatrogenic) or anatomical location (intraperitoneal vs. extraperitoneal), requiring differing approaches to...

Updated guide on integrated paediatric continence services to significantly improve children’s lives and save NHS cost

30 May 2024 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Paediatric Urology
The Paediatric Continence Forum has recently launched its updated Guide on how to commission and run integrated, nurse-led, community-based paediatric bladder and bowel (continence) services. These are clinically effective, improve the lives of children and their families and generate significant...

Prostate cancer spit test could save the NHS £500 million a year

15 October 2024 | Research & Development
Thousands of men could have their prostate cancer diagnosed at an earlier stage when it is easier and cheaper to treat, thanks to a new spit test which can be taken at home. An innovative new study launched this week,...