Mount Vernon Cancer Centre

Specialist MDT: East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

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

  • Diagnostic Facilities:
    • Multiparametric MRI
    • Transperineal biopsy under local anaesthetic
    • Choline PET
    • Isotope bone scan
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • Radical prostatectomy
    • Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
    • External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
    • Intensity-modulated radiotherapy
    • Low-dose rate brachytherapy
    • High-dose rate brachytherapy
    • Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
    • Cryotherapy
    • Joint specialist MDT clinic
  • Support Service Facilities:
    • Prostate cancer-specific CNSs
    • Sexual function services
    • Specialist continence services
    • Psychological counselling

Data Quality

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records N/A 842
Performance Status recorded N/A 42%
PSA completed N/A 78%
Gleason Score completed N/A 81%
TNM completed N/A 70%

Disease Presentation

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 839 39534
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 16% 16%

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 61 2948
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 4% 4%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 258 15404
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 76% 67%

Patient experience of care

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed April 15 - Sept 16 who were candidates, or who had radical treatment (surgery or radiotherapy) and were sent a questionnaire 724 35162
Percentage of men who responded 73% 73%
No. of men who completed ‘diagnosis information’ question 524 25248
Percentage of men who were given the ‘right amount’ of information about their condition and treatment 91% 90%
No. of men who completed ‘treatment involvement’ question 520 25041
Percentage of men who were ‘involved as much as they were to be’ in decisions about their treatment and care 72% 73%
No. of men who completed CNS question 511 24569
Percentage of men who were ‘given the name of a CNS’ 84% 83%
No. of men who rated their overall care on a scale of 1-10 486 23809
Percentage of men who rated their overall care as 8 or above 85% 89%