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COVID-19: the impact on urology so far
“How very little can be done under the spirit of fear.” Florence Nightingale Since 31 December 2019 when a cluster of pneumonia cases with an unknown cause were first referred to the WHO Country Office in China, there has been...From trainee to trainer: how to succeed as a new supervisor
One day you’re operating, you’re an ST7 registrar in your last few weeks before CCT, your consultant is in the corner or coffee room supervising at whatever level they deem necessary. Just a few short weeks later, you’re the ‘Day...ACP (Association for Continence Professionals) Annual Conference 2025
The main programme will be of interest to, Bladder and Bowel Nurses, Physiotherapists, Occupational Therapists, Urology Nurses, and Specialist Nurses as well as Doctors, Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals working within, or interested in Continence Care.The surgical management of female stress urinary incontinence in a post-mesh era
Trends in surgical management of women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) have changed in recent times, mainly due to the ‘High Vigilance Pause’ placed on the use of mesh for SUI (and prolapse) surgery in July 2018 following an independent...
Hypospadias – can urologists achieve the unachievable?
US News & World Report (USNWR) provide rankings on a wide range of topics (education, health, money, travel, cars and law firms). In terms of healthcare, they suggest that their rankings (based on metrics) are a tool that can help...
Prodromal period of Fournier’s gangrene
Necrotising soft tissue infections of the genitalia (NSTIG), commonly known as Fournier’s gangrene, is a rare but important surgical emergency associated with significant morbidity and mortality. It is estimated that every six hours of delay in surgical debridement leads to...New eco-friendly home delivery service launched! - May 2021
Optimum Medical celebrate the launch of their new eco-friendly home delivery service, Vyne. Vyne is here to provide a better, greener and easier way of getting your patients’ healthcare appliances and prescription medication delivered direct to their door.
BAPU consensus statement on the management of the neuropathic bladder
The summary of this paper states that a “consensus statement is not a guideline nor a method with which to establish what is best practice. It is a way of surveying practice and providing a benchmark for others to compare...The 10 commandments of laparoscopic urology
Laparoscopic urologic procedures continue to attract the interest of trainees, consultants and the public, and the demand for training is on the increase [1,2,3]. The vast majority of laparoscopic procedures are laparoscopic nephrectomies and this is certainly the most common...
Tackling stones in children: is it difficult to crack on?
The incidence of stone disease in the paediatric population has been increasing worldwide, particularly for the adolescent age group (12–17 years of age). In this article the authors discussed the evolutions of percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL) and ureteroscopy (URS) in children....MRI screening for prostate cancer: a step towards a ‘prostagram’
The UK National Screening Committee has been calling for further research into alternative screening tests for prostate cancer. The committee decided against prostate cancer screening using prostate specific antigen (PSA) testing on the basis that “PSA is still a poor...
