Cardiff & Vale University LHB

Specialist MDT: Cardiff and Vale UHB

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Men diagnosed at this hospital trust can access the following services (updated 2022):

  • 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 193 440
Performance Status recorded 100% 100%
PSA completed 97% 91%
Gleason Score completed 97% 91%
TNM completed 93% 91%
Risk group assigned 99% 97%

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 127 3680
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 10% 9%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 122 11503
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 77% 69%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (Apr 2021 - Mar 2022) 91
Adjusted percentage of men who had an emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostatectomy (%) 13%
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (Sep 2019 - August 2020) 102
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GU complication (%) 9%

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