Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust

Specialist MDT: Plymouth Hospitals 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
    • Choline PET
    • Whole body MRI
    • Isotope bone scan
    • One-stop diagnostic clinic
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
    • Chemotherapy
  • Support Service Facilities:
    • Prostate cancer-specific CNSs
    • Advanced PCa CNS
    • Urology CNS
    • Sexual function services
    • Specialist continence services
    • Psychological counselling

Data Quality

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records 307 622
Performance Status recorded 37% 64%
PSA completed 90% 71%
Gleason Score completed 79% 81%
TNM completed 71% 77%

Disease Presentation

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 614 31258
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 24% 19%

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 76 3680
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 3% 9%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 221 11503
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 66% 69%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical radiotherapy () 87
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GI complication (%) 15%

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