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MPs urge government to end continence pad ‘rationing’ after trusts found limiting supplies

19 June 2026 | Urology News
A group of MPs have called on the government to intervene over what they describe as the “rationing” of continence products across the NHS, warning that thousands of patients are being left without adequate support and may be costing the...

Incontinence patients face year-long waits for NHS care, FOI findings reveal

20 August 2026
Patients with bladder and bowel conditions are waiting more than a year for specialist NHS care in some parts of England, according to new freedom of information (FOI) findings, prompting warnings that people with continence problems are being left without...

The role of PET-CT imaging in prostate cancer

4 October 2021 | | URO - Urologic Oncology
Prostate cancer (PCa) is the second most common cancer in the UK, with 43,000 cases in 2017-18 [1,2]. Accurate primary staging and the detection of suspected recurrence following treatment is vital for directing management and predicting prognosis. This has conventionally...

Robotic Reconstructive Urology Clinical Observership at NYU Langone Health, New York: supported by The Urology Foundation Career Development Support Fund

3 February 2026 | | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Neurourology, URO - Technology
Reconstructive urology is an important area of clinical need within our population. However, within the context of competing service priorities, it continues to face resource and training challenges. Across the UK, only a small number of centres currently offer a...

Becoming a consultant: Navigating the next step in your career

7 May 2026 | | URO - Core Urology
For senior urology trainees approaching their final ARCP, one question often looms large: what next? Some pursue a fellowship, while others may take some time out. Ultimately, however, all trainees face the inevitable transition: stepping into a consultant post. This...

Purple urine bag syndrome

1 July 2021 | | URO - Infection, URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology, URO - Trauma & Emergency
Purple urine bag syndrome (PUBS) is an uncommon phenomenon where the tubing and urinary catheter bag is noticed to undergo purple discolouration. This has been linked with urinary tract infections (UTI), chronic debilitated states and prolonged catheterisation. PUBS was noticed...

Sir Henry Morris and the first nephrolithotomy

1 January 2018 | | URO - Technology, URO - Endourology & Stones
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 were treated to the story behind the...

The management of renal calculi – Pt 2

1 May 2018 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
Renal calculi can be managed according to four treatment options: conservative management, extracorporeal shock wave lithotripsy (ESWL), flexible ureterorenoscopy (FURS) and percutaneous nephrolithotomy (PCNL). Having addressed conservative management and ESWL in the last edition of Urology News, the second article...

Surgical treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH

1 March 2017 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
For the vast majority of patients an initial trial of medical therapy for the management of lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS) secondary to benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) is indicated [1]. In a substantial minority of cases however, a surgical intervention...

Clinical visit for PCNL experience: Agra, India

1 July 2016 | | URO - Endourology & Stones
In September 2015, I travelled to India for a two-week clinical visit with Professor Madhu Sudan Agrawal at the Global Rainbow Hospital, Agra. Having completed my training I wanted to further develop my skills with PCNL, particularly with regards to...

The assessment and medical treatment of LUTS secondary to BPH

1 November 2016 | URO - Functional / Reconstructive Urology
The term benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH) describes prostate enlargement due to non-cancerous processes. Several aetiological mechanisms are involved, including hormonal and vascular alterations; abnormal regulation of apoptosis; and prostatic inflammation, which may stimulate cellular proliferation. With ageing, prostate enlargement can...

Burnout – a personal story

7 January 2026 | | URO - Core Urology
My name is Michael, and I am a urology ST5 registrar based in the West Midlands. Growing up in a Far East Asian household, I watched my father, a gynaecologist, and my mother, a parasitologist, devote countless hours to their...