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- Facilities
- Booked
Admissions
- Prostate
Assessment Clinic
- Transrectal
Ultrasound (TRUS) and Prostate Biopsy
- Prostate
Cancer Clinic
- Continence
Service
- Erectile
Dysfunction Clinic
- Haematuria
Service
- Urodynamics
- Intravesical
Chemotherapy
- Laser
Surgery
- Lithotripsy
(ESWL)
- Training
All
referrals to Urology are processed in the Unit
and acted upon accordingly. We aim to provide
a fast effective service within the Government
guidelines. Referrals can be sent by internal
post,
fax
or e-mail.
Facilities:
- Small
car park
- Large
waiting area
- 2
Consulting /
Examination rooms
- Treatment
Suite
& recovery area
- Urodynamics
Suite
- Research
Department
- Offices
- Hot/cold
drinks
- Public
telephone
- Toilets
incl. disabled
- Wheelchair
access
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Erectile
Dysfunction Clinic
This
is a Urology Nurse Specialist run service which
provides assessment, support and treatment to
men with Erectile Dysfunction. Treatment options
are discussed, preferably with the active involvement
of the partner.
Referrals
are taken directly from GPs and also from other
hospital departments, the Community Diabetic Nurse
Specialist and the Psychosexual Counselling Service.
The
aims of the clinic are:
- To
re-establish patient and partner satisfaction
with sexual activity and function
- To
provide ongoing support to the patient, whether
treated or not, and to promote health education,
information and training
- To
recognise and refer those patients who require
further investigation or specialist management,
either by a Urologist or by the Psychosexual
Counselling Service.
Services
Our bodies are a complex organism that is comprised of many different functions. As soon as one of our primary functions becomes damaged or infected, it can drastically alter our way of life. One such infection that is incredibly painful and hard to get rid of is a urinary tract infection (UTI). A urinary infection is basically an infection in the urine tract, which is the passage that carries the urine and other waste materials out of our bodies. We use our urinary tract numerous times throughout the day so any interruption or discomfort to it can be disastrous. Thankfully UTI is treatable with certain medications, but some cases, in particular the more extreme cases can be very painful and harder to get rid of. Antibiotics are the easiest and most common way to get rid of a urinary tract infection, but in some cases more powerful measures need to be taken. In the most serious of cases, ultra sounds or other various tests may need to be done to see if there is some other underlying factor that may be causing the infection. Sometimes an infection that originated in the kidneys may spread adversely to the urinary tract. Although it is treatable, a urinary infection is painful and problematic. In addition to being painful it also disrupts our daily lives.
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