Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

Specialist MDT: Northampton General Hospital NHS Trust

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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
    • Whole body MRI
    • Isotope bone scan
    • One-stop diagnostic clinic
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • Radical prostatectomy
    • External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
    • Stereotactic body radiation therapy (SBRT)
    • Chemotherapy
    • Joint specialist MDT clinic
  • Support Service Facilities:
    • Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in all clinics
    • Prostate cancer-specific CNSs
    • Advanced PCa CNS
    • Urology CNS
    • Sexual function services
    • Specialist continence services
    • Genetic counselling

Data Quality

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records 176 372
Performance Status recorded 90% 58%
PSA completed 82% 64%
Gleason Score completed 78% 77%
TNM completed 82% 74%

Disease Presentation

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 346 31258
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 19% 19%

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 24 3680
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 0% 9%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 140 11503
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 65% 69%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical radiotherapy () 222
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GI complication (%)

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