News
National recognition for Newcastle Urology team
Sunday 29th March 2015
A team from Newcastle Urology has won a national award at the British Association of Urology Nurses (BAUN) conference for their innovative work on review of patients following bladder outlet surgery. Tracy Ord, Victoria Lavin and Chris Harding audited the nurse-led telephone review service which is carried out at three months post operatively by Functional…
Read more »Staff changes
Friday 27th March 2015
The senior staff at Newcastle Urology wish to congratulate Amy Currell and Kerri Catlin who have been appointed as ward sisters on ward 3. Sarah Gunn has moved to ward 2 as ward sister following the resignation of David Kinnersley, who has taken on a new role within the Trust.
Read more »Prostate cancer – a patient’s perspective
Thursday 29th January 2015
One of our patients who underwent a robotic prostatectomy has provided a fascinating account of his personal journey from diagnosis to surgery, and then importantly, what life was like after surgery on the road to recovery. We think it will prove to be an illuminating read for men who are faced with prostate cancer. It…
Read more »New guidelines for the management of men with erectile dysfunction
Monday 15th December 2014
New guidelines to inform management of erectile dysfunction in primary care have been published and are included here. They have been developed as a consensus between representatives from primary and secondary care with reference to national guidelines, as appropriate. These guidelines are intended for all clinicians in primary care in the Newcastle, North Tyneside, Northumberland and…
Read more »New Consultant at Newcastle Urology
Friday 10th October 2014
Newcastle Urology is pleased to announce the appointment of a new consultant urologist, Mr Alistair Rogers, who started in post in September. He completed his specialist training in the North East and will be working at both the Freeman Hospital and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Gateshead (please see his profile in our Meet the…
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