This webpage was last updated on: 02 Mar 2021 17:07:11.993
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Clinical Pathway
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Recommended Action
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Haematuria one stop clinic
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Continue to run as suspected cancer for Visible Haeamaturia. Non-visible haematuria – GP’s to be asked to arrange cytology and USS renal tract
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2WW referrals
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Continue as normal
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New Outpatients already booked
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Clinical review and either being telephoned or delayed as appropriate, if needed they will then be completely cancelled
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New routine referrals
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Referrals are reviewed and being delayed for appropriate timeframe i.e. 6/9 months
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Routine Outpatient Follow Ups
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Clinical review and move to telephone or discharge with letter currently to work through those already booked, further patients won’t be booked unless clinically needed
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Lithotripsy
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All delayed
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Urodynamics
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All delayed
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Flexible Cystoscopy routine
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All delayed
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Cancer Surgery – TURBT
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Continue
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Cancer Surgery diagnostics – Template biopsy
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Continue
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Cancer Surgery – Testicular
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Continue
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Urgent acute surgery – Kidney stones
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Continue
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ED activity
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Nurse practitioners to be available to take patients straight from ED to Johanna Finn for diagnosis
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Surveillance
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Bladder Cancer check cystoscopies to continue to run where possible but taken on a case by case dependent on age etc.
Patients who are unable to attend are being pushed out and delayed if possible
Other patients are virtually managed following Ultrasounds and bloods, which are currently continuing but may need to stop due to diagnostic capacity
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Catheter changes
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Will need to continue – this is speciality specific in addition to management by district nursing teams. Urology only offer help in emergencies.
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