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