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SERVICE OVERVIEW
Name of Service
Urology Community Services (CATS)
Commissioned by
NHS Hertfordshire / STAHCOM (St Albans & Harpenden Commissioning PBC Group)
Service provided by
The Elms Medical Practice, Harpenden
This service provides a routine Urology service in the community for St Albans and Harpenden. Patients will be triaged and then seen as appropriate by the Urology Community Services team. If a subsequent secondary care referral is required, this will be arranged utilising Choose and Book. We do not accept referrals for suspected cancer; these referrals should be directed to secondary care as usual.
PROCEDURES & TREATMENTS
We have a range of facilities to provide the following:
- Bladder ultrasound
- Flow rates
- Dedicated one stop clinics for renal tract and scrotal ultrasound scanning
- Direct listing for flexible cystoscopy
Clinical areas covered include prostatism (LUTS), raised PSAs, microscopic haematuria, ED, Peyronie’s disease, recurrent UTIs, unstable bladders, scrotal cysts and lumps.
CLINICS
Patients will be seen at The Elms Medical Practice, Harpenden on Mondays to Fridays. Joint Consultant and GPSI clinics are held for new patients, follow ups and triage.
SHORT WAITING TIME FOR PATIENTS
- Maximum 4 week wait for first appointment
- Patients often seen in 2 to 3 weeks
- Urgent referrals will be seen in the next scheduled clinic (usually with 5 working days)
HOW TO REFER
If using choose and book to generate a UBRN, you must also send a paper referral (post or fax) direct to
Urology Community Services (CATS). Do not send any correspondence to the choice team based at
Herts Urgent Care.
Referrals by letter are accepted from GPs. No suspected cancer (2 week wait) referrals.
- Post: Urology Community Services (CATS)
The Elms Medical Practice
5 Stewart Road
Harpenden
AL5 4QA
- Email: urologycats@nhs.net
- Fax: 01582 416673
- Tel: 01582 716673
In your referral letter please include the following patient details:
- Address, date of birth, NHS number
- Daytime & evening contact numbers
- Relevant past medical history
- Current medication
- Allergies
EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
- GP Registrars and GPs are welcome to attend clinics with our Consultants (Friday afternoons)
- Always happy to discuss problems or possible referrals
Use email for discussion: urologycats@nhs.net
THE TEAM
Mr Jim Adshead, Consultant MA, MD, FRCS(Eng), FRCS(Urol)
Mr Asher Alam, Consultant MBBS, FRCS, FRCS(Urol)
Mr Manoah Pancharatnam, Consultant MBBS FRCS
Dr Julian Smith, GPSI (Clinical Lead) MBBS MRCGP PGDipUrol
Dr Dylan Phillips, GPSI MBBS BSc DRCOG DFFP PGDipUrol
Teresa Williams, Health Care Assistant
Fran Woodcock & Emma Heaton, Clinic Administrators
Ann Reed, Community Services Clinic Manager
Sarah Brindley, Practice Manager
The team includes Urology Consultants from The Luton & Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, West Herts Hospitals NHS Trust and East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust (Lister and QEII Hospitals) working with local GPs
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