Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust

Specialist MDT: Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation 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
    • Transperineal biopsy under general anaesthetic
    • Transrectal ultrasound (TRUS) biopsy
    • Whole body MRI
  • Treatment Facilities:
    • Radical prostatectomy
    • Robot assisted laparoscopic prostatectomy
    • External beam radiotherapy (EBRT)
    • Chemotherapy
    • Joint specialist MDT clinic
  • Support Service Facilities:
    • Clinical Nurse Specialist (CNS) in all clinics
    • Urology CNS
    • Sexual function services
    • Specialist continence services

Data Quality

For Wales, this data completeness relates to patients diagnosed between April 2022 and March 2023.
For England, this data completeness relates to patients diagnosed in 2021. This is the data completeness of the National Cancer Registration Dataset (NCRD). For data completeness of the Rapid Cancer Registration Dataset (RCRD), please refer to the NPCA quarterly reports.

Diagnosing Trust Specialist MDT
No. of Cancer Registry records 349 712
Performance Status recorded 97% 94%
PSA completed 95% 90%
Gleason Score completed 78% 72%
TNM completed 96% 91%

Disease Presentation

For Wales, these results relate to patients diagnosed between April 2022 and March 2023.
For England, these results relate to patients diagnosed between January and December 2021.

Specialist MDT National
No. of men with disease status determined 697 39897
Percentage of men diagnosed with metastatic disease 19% 17%

Management

For Wales, these results relate to patients diagnosed between April 2022 and March 2023.
For England, these results relate to patients diagnosed between January and December 2021.

Specialist MDT National
No. of men diagnosed with low-risk localised disease 91 4684
Percentage of men with low-risk localised disease receiving radical treatment 17% 8%
No. of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease 306 15410
Percentage of men diagnosed with locally advanced disease receiving radical treatment 71% 68%

Outcome

Treatment Centre
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (April 2022- March 2023) 87
Adjusted percentage of men who had an emergency readmission within 90 days of radical prostatectomy (%) 21%
No. of men who received radical prostatectomy (September 2020 - August 2021) 92
Adjusted percentage of men experiencing at least one GU complication (%) 10%

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