Have your say on our local urology service
University Hospitals Tees is asking current patients, former patients, families and carers for their views on urology services as we plan for the future.
We are running a short, anonymous 10-minute survey to better understand what matters most to the people who use our services. Your feedback will help shape plans for urology services across University Hospitals Tees.
Services provided
- 12 consultant team covering all areas of urological expertise (except complex paediatrics and transplantation)
- Cancer centre for CCA for major complex and laparoscopic surgery in conjunction with medical and clinical oncology
- Teesside centre for complex stone surgery and ESWL with interventional radiology
- Regional spinal injuries urology service
- Support for Teesside nephrology, transplant and dialysis service
- Support for CCA gynae-oncology service
- Consultant led sessions at University Hospital of North Tees (Stockton and Hartlepool), and Darlington Memorial Hospital
- Specialist nurses in andrology, continence, prostate and bladder cancer with nurse-led outreach service
- Clinical research interests include prostate cancer and multicentre trials
The James Cook University Hospital
Urology is based on the surgical floor at James Cook offering care to Level 2 (HDU) with access to 23 hour and day case beds.
Urological emergencies are admitted to acute admissions unit. James Cook has a dedicated urology theatre.
- Wards 5 and 8 – non-elective surgical wards with general surgery, urology and gynaecology patients.
- Ward 7 – elective (planned) surgical ward with general surgery, urology and gynaecology patients.