Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

Specialist MDT: Cardiff and Vale University Health Board

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Men diagnosed at this hospital trust can access the following services:

  • Diagnostic Facilities:
    • Multiparametric MRI
    • Transperineal biopsy under local anaesthetic
    • Transperineal biopsy under general anaesthetic
    • Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy
    • Choline PET
    • PSMA (prostate-specific membrane antigen) PET scan
    • Isotope bone scan
    • One-stop diagnostic clinic
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • Radical prostatectomy
    • Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
    • Joint specialist MDT clinic
  • Support Service Facilities:
    • Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in all clinics
    • Advanced PCa CNS
    • Urology CNS
    • Sexual function services
    • Specialist continence services
    • Psychological counselling
    • Genetic counselling

Data Quality

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records 198 388
Performance Status recorded 100% 100%
PSA completed 98% 93%
Gleason Score completed 98% 93%
TNM completed 94% 90%
Risk group assigned 100% 99%

Disease Presentation

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 387 23477
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 18% 17%
No. of men diagnosed with M1 (metastases) 69 N/A

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 40 N/A
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 10% 0%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 94 N/A
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 82% 0%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (2020-2021) 76
Adjusted percentage of men who had an emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostatectomy (%) 7%
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (2019) 146
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GU complication (%) 6%

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