A leading specialist in bladder pain and incontinence has joined BPC, bringing the total number consultants at the clinic to five. Mohammed Belal provides a new service for the clinic, with expertise in both stress and urge incontinence and working with both female and male patients. He teaches and trains nationally and internationally and receives […]
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BPC has launched ‘My Outcomes’ – a groundbreaking new approach which enables patients to hold key information about their treatment. Every BPC patient undergoing prostate cancer surgery will be given a ‘My Outcomes’ book, which focuses on two key measures – erectile function and continence after surgery. One of the distinctive things about ‘My Outcomes’ […]
Read more The next in a series of regular talks to GPs will be on the theme of surgeon results – why they are important and how to get them right. The event will take place at the Birmingham Medical Institute in Harborne on November 20, organised by BMI Priory Hospital, which is attended by GPs working […]
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A major European study has shown GreenLight laser causes fewer complications but is equally effective as TURP in treating BPH (Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia). The study is the first to directly measure and compare the effectiveness, safety and recovery times for the two surgical approaches to Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia. TURP (Transurethral Resection of the Prostate) has […]
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The Birmingham Prostate Clinic has been Highly Commended by the Health Service Journal for our innovative results centre. Our live prostate cancer surgery results centre was a finalist in the ‘Enhancing Healthcare with Data and Information Management’ category 2012 awards. The Health Service Journal awards are highly regarded, attracting more than 1,000 entries this year. […]
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The results of a major study of GreenLight laser treatment for BPH show a large majority of patients are very positive about the procedure. Questionnaires were sent out to patients who have had GreenLight laser surgery for BPH (benign prostatic hyperplasia), also known as an enlarged prostate. They were asked how they felt about the […]
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“For the second year running, I will be joining the ranks of ‘Mo Bros’ and growing a moustache for Movember. “I did it for the first time last year and I remember arriving at a family christening and getting all these slightly aghast looks from my relatives. But when I explained why I was doing […]
Read more A unique initiative by the Birmingham Prostate Clinic which enables patients to report and track their own results has been short-listed for a prestigious Health Services Journal (HSJ) award. BPC’s Live Prostate Cancer Surgery Results Centre has been shortlisted in the category for ‘Enhancing care with data and information management’. The highly regarded awards had […]
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The Birmingham Prostate Clinic’s third study evening for GPs, which took place on July 10, has received overwhelmingly positive feedback. A new format was used for this event, with BPC clinicians and GPs sitting together and having more informal discussions, then enjoying dinner together. “We wanted to facilitate more discussion between urologists and GPs, rather […]
Read more BPC is running its third study evening for GPs on July 10 at Hogarth’s Hotel in Solihull. It is part of a series of events to bring together BPC urologists with GP colleagues to discuss new developments, urology issues arising in primary care and referral pathways. The latest event on July 10 marks a change […]
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