e-Consultation with Urologists

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Miss Jean McDonald is an esteemed urologist, with 23 years’ experience as senior urologist at North Middlesex University Hospital. From her practice at Harley Street, Miss McDonald can consult on a range of conditions including female urology, bladder infections, kidney stones, urinary incontinence, and general urology. After initially graduating from the University of the West Indies, Miss McDonald spent a further nine years in the Bahamas in a range of surgical roles, before moving to London in 1982. She became a fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh that year and subsequently pursued specialist training in general surgery and urology, gaining her Diploma in Urology at the Institute of Urology (UCL London) in 1990. Miss McDonald was appointed consultant urologist at North Middlesex University Hospital in 1995. She has served in many capacities at North Middlesex University Hospitals, including Clinical Lead, Deputy Chair of the Medicines Management Committee, and Surgical Tutor. She has established a number of innovative programmes including nurse-led urodynamics, prostate clinic, erectile dysfunction clinic, and nurse-led cystoscopy unit.  Miss McDonald regularly travels to Sub-Saharan Africa, Asia, the Middle East, and the Carribbean to run workshops and to share her urological expertise and be involved in the training of the young urologists in these countries. She is actively involved in the teaching of surgical trainees in the UK, as Surgical Tutor at North Middlesex University Hospital as well as Educational and Clinical Supervisor. Miss McDonald has been a member of the Board of Directors and also a member of the Nominations Committee of the Societe Internationale D´Urologie, and is a Honorary Consultant to St Luke's Healthcare, looking after the Church of England clergy.

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Mr Petr Holy is a consultant urological surgeon in Kingston upon Thames who specialises in paediatric urology and male lower urinary tract symptoms. His areas of expertise include prostate cancer diagnosis with MR fusion targeted Prostate Biopsy Transperineally. He can advise on proton treatment for prostate cancer and facilitate treatment in the Prague Proton Therapy Centre. To reduce risk of complications related to prostate cancer treatment he can introduce SpaceOAR device. His professional interest is to provide minimally-invasive treatment for management of symptoms related to benign prostate enlargement, i.e. REZUM or UROLIFT.

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Mr Keng Jin Ng is a leading consultant urological surgeon in London who specialises in female urology and minimally invasive surgery. He received his training at the Institute of Urology, London as a clinic research fellow where he focused his research on bladder dysfunction and urodynamics. Mr Ng is an invited member of specialist interest group International Urogynaecological Association on the subject of chronic pelvic pain and interstitial cystitis. He regularly holds surgical master classes for consultant colleagues and offers certificates of attendance. Mr Ng is also a national and international trainer for Bulkamid bladder neck injection for urinary stress incontinence. He is a regular speaker at The London Bladder Forum to an audience of consultant colleagues speaking on topics such as cystitis, urinary incontinence and the treatment of bladder pain syndrome.  He has been invited to present two lectures at the forthcoming annual conference of the International Urogynaecological Association (IUGA) from 2nd - 5th September 2020. The lectures are titled, "Urethral pain - from phenotyping to the concept of urethral colonisation/female prostatitis" and "Bulking agents in stress incontinence - a credible alternative".

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Ms Jhumur Pati is an extensively practised consultant urological surgeon based in London. She is one of few female specialists in the field of urology. Ms Pati is an expert in all aspects of urology and assists patients with a wide range of conditions, including cystitis, prostatitis, male infertility, haematuria (blood in urine), Peyronie's disease, benign prostatic enlargement, testicular pain, male infertility and urological cancer. In fact, she is one of five designated pelvic cancer surgeons in the network and is the urological oncology lead at Homerton University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust Ms Pati also dedicates her career to research, particularly the research of prostate cancer and bladder cancer. Additionally, she participates in the teaching and training of future specialists. Throughout her career, she has gained leading proficiency in numerous procedures. This includes vasectomy, prostatectomy (prostate removal), hydrocele surgery, epididymal cysts removal and diagnostic tests, such as cystoscopy for bladder cancer investigations. She has a professional, calm and reassuring manner, and ensures that patients are fully informed throughout their treatment.

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Mr Simon Choong is an esteemed consultant urologist based in London. Mr Choong has a wide urological practice covering the treatment of kidney stones, urinary tract infections, acute renal colic, blood in the urine, benign prostate enlargement, and prostate cancer, and specialises in Super-mini percutaneous nephrolithotomy. Mr Choong undertook his medical school and postgraduate urological training at University College Hospital, London. After completing two fellowships - a Hunterian Fellowship awarded by the Royal College of Surgeons and a BAUS/BJU International Travelling Fellowship - Mr Choong was appointed to lead the stone and endourology unit at University College London Hospitals in 2002. He continues to work at University College London Hospitals in addition to his private practice. Outside his clinical practice, Mr Choong is heavily involved in research and teaching. He has secured over £350,000 of research grant funding to understand encrustation in urological devices with the aim of reducing complications associated with their use. As well as Honorary Senior Lecturer at the Institute of Urology, Mr Choong organises a number of courses and regularly carries out live surgery masterclasses across the country.

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Mr Rono Mukherjee is an experienced consultant urological surgeon based at BMI South Cheshire Private Hospital, Crewe, who specialises in treating all common urological problems. This includes male urinary/prostatic symptoms such as Benign Prostate Hyperplasia or BPH, female incontinence and recurrent cystitis/UTIs in women, erectile dysfunction, kidney stones, as well as common penile and scrotal problems. He is skilled at performing all common urological procedures, penile and scrotal surgery, surgery for BPH including TURP and the renowned minimally invasive UroLift procedure. He is also specialised in minimally invasive surgery to large kidney stones.  Mr Mukherjee also specialises in the diagnosis of important urological cancers including prostate cancer/raised PSA, haematuria, bladder cancer, testicular cancer, and kidney cancers. A graduate of the University of Glasgow, Mr Mukherjee completed his basic surgical training on the West of Scotland Training rotation, completing his MD thesis in 2005 at Glasgow Royal Infirmary. His higher surgical training was done in Manchester, after which he became a consultant in Blackpool, before moving to Mid Cheshire Hospitals. He held the position of Clinical Director for Urology at Mid Cheshire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust between 2012 and 2020, as well as being the urology lead on the BMI South Cheshire Private Hospital Medical Advisory Committee, and is the Director of Urology Cheshire Ltd. Aside from his practice, Mr Mukherjee is dedicated to both research, having published and presented at a national and international level in the field of urology, and to teaching and training. He is responsible for supervising a number of trainee doctors and currently serves as the Regional Training Programme Director for Urological Surgery in Mersey and Cheshire, and is the chair of the Regional Specialty Training and Education Committee in Urology (STEC). He was appointed onto the Specialist Advisory Committee (SAC) in Urology in 2021, and is a member of the interview panel for National Selection of Specialty Trainees.  Mr Mukherjee has published and presented internationally in the field of urological research, and has been nominated for a number of prizes for his teaching and training roles.  

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Mr Christopher Blick is a highly skilled consultant urologist based in London and Reading. He specialises in treating kidney cancer, bladder cancer and urinary tract infections, as well as a number of prostate conditions, including BPH, prostatitis, and prostate cancer. Mr Blick qualified from the University of Sheffield before undertaking his specialist urological training in Oxfordshire, Berkshire, and Buckinghamshire. He then completed a British Association of Urological Surgeons Fellowship to the Keck Institute of Medicine, University of Southern California, USA under the tutorship of esteemed pioneer and international leader of robotic renal and bladder surgery Professor Inderbir Gill. He was later awarded a DPhil (PhD) by Christ Church, University of Oxford. Mr Blick's research has been widely published, particularly his work on kidney and bladder cancer and he has made presentations at both national and international meetings. He is the UK representative at the Board of the European Association of Urology (young Urologist office) and a member of the editorial board of the Journal of Clinical Urology. His interest in clinical trials led to him being the first urological trainee member of the National Institute of Heath Research (NIHR) clinical studies group (CSG).

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Mr Rupert Beck is a distinguished consultant urological surgeon practising in Swindon. Mr Beck treats all types of urological conditions and has a wide experience in endoscopic urology – including TURP, Urolift,  TURBT, ureteroscopy, flexible ureterorenoscopy, flexible cystoscopy – as well as in open surgery, such as nephrectomy, circumcision, hydrocele and epididymal cyst operations. He has a specialist interest in andrology and sees male patients with a variety of sexual health and fertility issues, including erectile dysfunction, Peyronie's disease and undertakes microscopic vasectomy reversal. After originally graduating from the University of London in 1986, Mr Beck trained in London, Nottingham and Edinburgh as well as undertaking research at the world-renowned National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery. In 1998 he was appointed Consultant Urological Surgeon at the Great Western Hospital in Swindon, and in 2005 became the clinical lead for urological cancer in Swindon. He was currently involved as a surgeon  and investigator into a trial of prostate laser surgery (Unblocs), and has written and lectured extensively on bladder and erectile problems.

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Professor Francis Chinegwundoh MBE is a renowned consultant urologist based in London, who specialises in treating prostate cancer, benign prostate enlargement, erectile dysfunction, and a wide variety of other urological conditions. In addition to treating patients, he is a widely published researcher, lecturer, and professor, actively involved in teaching and also involved in charity work as Chairman of the charity Cancer Black Care and a trustee of Tackle prostate cancer. He was recognised with an MBE in 2013 for services to the NHS. Since qualifying in medicine in 1984 from the University of London, Professor Chinegwundoh has accrued a wealth of experience and expertise. He obtained a Master of Surgery degree in 1994 and more recently a Master of Medical Law in 2010. He is a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and Edinburgh as well as a Fellow of the European Board of Urology. He established and runs the regional prostate low dose brachytherapy service at Barts Health NHS Trust. He has performed over 100 transurethral needle ablation of the prostate for benign prostate enlargement and over 1500 transperineal template prostate biopsies. He is also a medical legal expert. Professor Chinegwundoh is currently urology lead at Newham University Hospital, Barts Health NHS Trust and past chairman of the Prostate Cancer Advisory Group. He serves as an honorary clinical senior lecturer at Queen Mary’s College, University of London and has been an honorary visiting Professor in the School of Health Sciences, City University, London since December 2014.

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Mr Martin Nuttall is a top urologist who runs the Chelmsford Urological Partnership alongside Mr Bill McAllister and Mr Daniel Swallow. Mr Martin Nuttall was the lead urologist at the Mid Essex NHS Trust (Broomfield Hospital), Chelmsford between 2011 and 2016. Mr Nuttall specialises in investigating and treating causes of blood in urine, erectile dysfunction and male infertility, PSA screening, kidney stone diseases, urinary tract symptoms, incontinence and urological cancers. He also carries out diagnostic tests for prostate cancer as well as laparoscopic and robotic kidney and adrenal surgery. After Mr Nuttall completed his first degree at Cambridge University in 1995, he graduated from medical school in 1998. He undertook specialist surgical training as a Urologist with the Royal College of Surgeons of England. Mr Nuttall had further urological training in London and the South-East of England which included two years at Guy’s Hospital subspecialising in complex kidney surgery for stones and cancer. Mr Nuttall was awarded a travelling grant from the European School of Urology. Mr Nuttall was the Clinical Lead of the urology department at Broomfield Hospital for five years where he introduced various projects to improve and streamline the quality of patient care. He developed his interest in urological cancers and keyhole surgery as applied to urological conditions and treatment of kidney, ureteric, and bladder stones. Mr Nuttall joined Broomfield hospital has a urologist in 2010 as a consultant urologist and has continued to work there as well as at the Chelmsford Urology Partnership. He has published various scientific papers.

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Mr Aniruddha Chakravarti is a leading consultant urological surgeon based in Birmingham. Specialising in robotic and laparoscopic kidney surgery, and prostate surgical procedures such as HoLEP, UroLift, and Green Light laser surgery, Mr Chakravarti also provides treatment and diagnostic for a wide range of urological conditions.  Mr Aniruddha Chakravarti originally qualified as a medical graduate in 1990, before completing extensive training in urology, and specialist training in laparoscopic and robotic surgery. He has since gained experience in a number of hospitals and clinics across Birmingham and the West Midlands. Mr Chakravarti is the founder of the Urology Consultancy (Birmingham) Limited, and has been involved in numerous research projects in the field of urology, such as the development of an encrustation-free catheter. He has also published extensively in peer-reviewed medical journals. 

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Mr Sudhanshu Chitale is a highly-skilled urologist based in London. He has a wealth of experience having performed over 20,000 urological operations and has special expertise in procedures involving the lower urinary tract, including renal prostatic, bladder surgery, penile surgery, testicular surgery and urethral surgery. Outside of his clinic Mr Chitale also serves as an Honorary Senior Lecturer at University College London Medical School and has a strong interest in research with over 90 publications to his name. In addition, he was the principal author of the first-ever randomised controlled trial (RCT) on shock wave therapy (SWT) for Peyronie's disease. He operates from a number of prominent medical institutions in the capital, such as the London Clinic, Princess Grace Hospital, the Harley Street Clinic. The Whittington Health NHS Trust is his NHS base.

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Mr Simon Brewster is a consultant urological surgeon with more than 30 years' experience of clinical practice in urology. With a private practice in Oxford running alongside his senior NHS consultant position, Mr Brewster offers state-of-the-art care for the diagnosis and management of prostate cancer, benign prostate enlargement symptoms, prostatitis, urinary tract infections (UTI), scrotal conditions and blood in the urine (haematuria). After qualifying as a doctor from London's Charing Cross Hospital in 1986 with a first class degree in anatomy and honours in pathology, Mr Brewster undertook his training in surgery and a doctorate research thesis based in Bristol. In 1998 he was appointed as a consultant in Oxford and pioneered the prostate cancer and HoLEP services there. He has led the University Hospitals department with teaching, clinical management, clinical governance and as an elected staff governor for the NHS Foundation Trust. He is a Fellow and Tutor at Hertford College, Oxford. Nationally and internationally, Mr Brewster has influenced specialist training and auditing of surgical outcomes by organising two major conferences and has sat on committees of the British Association of Urological Surgeons (BAUS) and the Uro-oncology Board of the European Association of Urologists (EAU). Mr Brewster performs MRI-targeted prostate biopsy, diagnostic bladder examinations (cystoscopy) and a wide range of surgery with a high level of patient satisfaction. For prostate and bladder symptoms he offers all medical options and recent surgical innovations including holmium laser enucleation (HoLEP) and Rezum steam ablation which have the advantages of reduced bleeding, side-effects and a very short hospital stay compared to traditional prostate surgery. He also has considerable experience with ultrasound-guided prostate brachytherapy, gel spacer implants prior to prostate radiotherapy and day-case injections to treat incontinence after prostatectomy. Mr Brewster maintains an active interest in research and education; he has produced over 90 publications in books and peer-reviewed journals. He is a co-author of the very popular Oxford Handbook of Urology, now in its 4th edition. He undergoes annual appraisal and revalidates with the GMC every five years. With extensive experience in patient care and urological surgery when necessary, Mr Brewster offers a comprehensive evidence-based and personalised service to private patients within and beyond Oxfordshire.

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Mr Syed Ali Shahzad is a leading consultant urologist in Birmingham who specialises in laparoscopic (keyhole) surgery and kidney stone management with minimally invasive techniques. Mr Shahzad regularly performs treatments for conditions such as prostate enlargement, cancer of the prostate, bladder and kidney, and foreskin and testicular problems. Mr Shahzad completed his basic surgical training in Oxford Deanery before completing his higher surgical training in general and laparoscopic urological surgery in the West Midlands. He has enhanced his training and skills by completing various scientific courses in Europe, USA and South Africa. Mr Shahzad has achieved fellowship of the Royal College of Surgeons of England and the European Board of Urology.

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Mr Andrew Ballaro is a senior NHS and private consultant urologist in North London and Essex. He specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of all urological problems including blood in urine, urinary infections, prostatitis, general prostate and bladder disease, and the diagnosis of urological cancers including the investigation of raised PSA with MRI Fusion prostate biopsy. He has specialist surgical expertise in the management of kidney stone disease and benign prostate enlargement (BPE), and consistently publishes UK leading results for complex stone operations. He also offers a choice of surgical procedures for benign prostatic enlargement tailored to the patients requirements including Holmium Laser prostatectomy (HOLEP) and minimally invasive Rezum steam treatment. Mr Ballaro is experienced at providing second opinions and holds clinics on Wednesdays and Fridays at St John and Elizabeth Hospital in St Johns Wood and also consults in Brentwood, and is supported by a friendly professional and responsive managerial team. Mr Ballaro's extensive training began after graduating from The Royal Free Hospital Medical School in London, and undertaking his basic surgical training at Oxford. He was awarded a Fellowship from the Royal College of Surgeons of London and went on to complete higher urological training on the North London Training Scheme. This was followed by advanced training in complex stone surgery from national and international experts in his field. Mr Ballaro has a strong interest in education, currently teaching trainees at the London Deanery across many levels, in addition to being awarded a Hunterian Professorship from the Royal College of Surgeons of England. He holds a Masters degree in Urology and an MD in Clinical Sciences from the Institute of Urology and has published extensively on the subjects of bladder physiology and minimally invasive urological surgery. He is the co-author of the latest edition of the popular medical student textbook 'Lecture Notes in Urology'. Mr Ballaro conducts face to face, phone and video consultations - please phone 0207 042 1790 or email for details and free post consultation advice by email if required, at: andrew.ballaro@privatepractice.healthcare Additional patient reviews available at https://www.iwantgreatcare.org/doctors/mr-andrew-ballaro

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Mr Zafar Maan is a leading consultant urological Surgeon in Colchester who is part of the highly-experienced team of urologists at Anglian Urology Associates. He treats a wide variety of urological conditions including benign prostate enlargement, kidney stones, erectile dysfunction, haematuria (or blood in the urine), both male and female urological problems and paediatric urology. He undertakes circumcision, prostate cancer and testicular cancer diagnostics and vasectomy. Mr Maan has a specialist interest in minimally-invasive kidney stone surgery and laser prostate surgery. Mr Maan runs a men’s health service, which uses a holistic approach to diagnose a wide range of medical and surgical conditions early, helping to promote longevity and health into later life. He completed his specialist urology training across Cambridge, London and Essex and gained a Masters in Urological Surgery from University College London. Mr Maan completed a fellowship in Stone Surgery and Endourology at St Bartholomew’s Hospital London, one of few institutions to be accredited internationally by the American Urology Association and the European Association of Urology. He completed an MA in Clinical Education in 2014. Mr Maan is a Senior Clinical Lecturer at Anglia Ruskin University. 

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Mr Aza Mohammed is a leading consultant urological surgeon, with over 20 years’ experience in the field of urology and men’s health.  Mr Mohammed is specialised in the management of complex kidney stones and minimally invasive treatment of prostate symptoms including UroLift and TURP. He also has vast experience in the management of urological cancers, management of erectile dysfunction and penile curvature (Peyronie’s disease), management of female urinary incontinence, as well as management of general urological conditions. Mr Mohammed has undergone extensive training in both the UK and abroad, having worked in major university hospitals in the East Midlands and the West of Scotland, before undertaking  Uro-oncology research at the University of Toronto, Canada. He is both UK and European Board of Urology certified and a Fellow of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh. Since 2016, Mr Mohammed has been a consultant urological surgeon at Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust. Mr Mohammed has published more than 30 articles in peer-reviewed journals and has presented in both national and international meetings and conferences. He has been involved in a number of research projects throughout his career on various urological conditions, and is currently the principal investigator and supervisor of PhD research into the management of men with erectile dysfunction.

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Mr Rozh Jalil is a highly-experienced consultant urological surgeon in London.  Mr Jalil has expertise in general urology and in managing kidney stone disease, urinary tract infections and lower urinary tract disorders (male and female), which includes medical and surgical management of an enlarged prostate with minimally-invasive procedures such as GreenLight laser, Urolift and Rezum. He specialises in men’s health (andrology). His areas of interest include the medical and surgical management of erectile dysfunction and Peyronie’s disease. In addition to vasectomy and Vasectomy reversal.  He has a special interest and expertise in male infertility and he is the clinical lead for male fertility at Kings fertility Centre. He completed his specialist urology training in London and undertook extensive training at University College London Hospital and Imperial College in andrology and infertility management.  Mr Jalil is also an academic and educator. He has a Doctor of Medicine (MD) degree from Imperial College London and a postgraduate diploma in Health and Medical Education and he is a fellow of the Higher Education Academy. He has published widely and presented in many national and international conferences.

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Mr Rajiv Pillai is a highly experienced consultant urological surgeon practising at the Oaks Hospital in Colchester. His areas of expertise include urologic oncology, urinary tract stones and infections, prostate cancer, bladder cancer and benign prostate tumours. In the last four years, Mr Pillai has performed nearly 400 major complex cancer operations of the kidney, bladder and prostate. In addition to cancer treatment, he also specialises in men's health disorders, urinary leakage disorders, kidney stones, impotence, ejaculatory problems, scrotal lumps and foreskin problems. Mr Pillai's specialist urology training took place in the Eastern Deanery, mainly in Norwich and Cambridge, and received subspecialty training in urological cancer surgery of the kidney, bladder and prostate. He currently specialises in laparoscopic (minimally invasive) surgery which he offers to his patients. Mr Pillai currently leads several clinical research projects in prostate and bladder cancer at the Colchester General Hospital and is also actively involved in teaching post-graduate urology trainees. In addition, he is currently a tutor at the University of Edinburgh.

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*Mr Syed is also available to do phone consultations for any urology advice from 9am to 6pm Monday to Saturday. You can call: +447583099733 for any general enquires. Please note that this is not for emergency or acute urological problems for which you should contact your GP or your nearest hospital. Thank you*  Mr Haider Syed is a consultant urological surgeon and kidney stone specialist based in Birmingham, with over 20 years of experience providing modern laser treatment for kidney stone patients. In addition to treating kidney stones, his areas of expertise include benign prostate disease, urinary tract infections, haematuria (blood in the urine), scrotal problems and urological cancers. Mr Syed began his urology career in 1991. He holds an FRCS in surgery from RCS Ireland and both a diploma and an MSc in urology from the Institute of Urology. He subsequently cleared his FRCS Urology specialist exam in 1999 and went on to obtain a Fellowship from the European Board of Urology in 2001 from Vienna. Over the last twenty years, he has presented and published clinical work at the World Congress of Endourology, European Urology Meeting, British Association of Urology meeting, both national and international forums and conferences and various journals. As a national urology trainer and a clinical and educational supervisor, he has been training senior registrars in urology for the last 15 years, who are now renowned consultant urological surgeons practising across the world. He has practised at the Spire Little Aston Hospital in Sutton Coldfield for the last fifteen years, since 2005. Here, he collaborates with an experienced team of medical specialists and has set up several special rapid access clinics at Spire Little Aston Hospital including a rapid access kidney stone clinic, one-stop prostate and PSA clinic, fast track haematuria clinic and many more.

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