South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist MDT: South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust

NB On 1 April 2019, City Hospitals Sunderland merged with South Tyneside to form South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation 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
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • Radical prostatectomy
    • Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
    • 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
    • Psychological counselling

Data Quality

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records 437 542
Performance Status recorded 85% 72%
PSA completed 97% 92%
Gleason Score completed 70% 71%
TNM completed 86% 81%

Disease Presentation

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 521 31258
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 25% 19%

Management

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 64 3680
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 6% 9%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 209 11503
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 61% 69%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (Apr 2021 - Mar 2022) 98
Adjusted percentage of men who had an emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostatectomy (%) 16%
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (Sep 2019 - August 2020) 109
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GU complication (%) 6%

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