Useful Links

Prostate Cancer UK is a national patient group, that aims to improve the car and welfare of those affected by prostate cancer, and at the same time increase investment in research and raise awareness. The charity offers different methods of support, such as specialist nurses who can answer questions via phone, email or live chat.

• Prostate Cancer UK

The Cystitis and Overactive Bladder (COB) Foundation is a charity that offers support to patients and also their friends and family – it helps people will all forms of cystitis, overactive bladder and continence issues. They provide a great deal of information on their website and also operate a network of local support groups.

• The Cystitis & Overactive Bladder Foundation

Bladder Health UK offers support to people with a wide range of bladder problems such as cystitis, overactive bladder and continence. It can also offer help to family and friends of people affected by bladder conditions. It has a forum that allows people to ask questions and speak to others in a similar position, and it also offers a confidential telephone advice line.

• Bladder Health UK

The British Association of Urological Surgeons is the national membership organisation for urologists, and it aims to promote higher standards in the practice of urology. It has helpful sections on its website with detail on different procedures and conditions, and also a section on your patient journey that sets out what you can expect.

• British Association of Urological Surgeons

The British Association for Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine (BANT) is a professional body for Registered Nutrition Practitioners. It is non-profit and promotes high standards of education in Nutritional Therapy as well as high standards of practice and ethics within the profession.

• British Association of Nutritional therapists

The EAU is a non-profit membership organisation that represents urological professionals across the world. It produces guidelines and evidence-based recommendations for treatments and conditions, ensuring that high standards of practice are being followed. It also helps to raise awareness of urology at a policy level and offers educational programmes.

• European Association of Urology

Oaks Hospital is a private hospital, part of Ramsay Health Care and based in the Mile End area of Colchester. It offers a number of treatments and services that you may be referred to, or you may choose to pay for yourself. Their website provides information on all of their doctors, and the hospital also runs events led by their doctors, to help their patients find out more about particular issues.

• Oaks Hospital

Springfield Hospital is a private hospital just north of the centre of Chelmsford and is part of Ramsay Health Care. It also provides outreach clinics in Southend and Brentwood. A new Oncology Centre opened at the hospital in 2016, and it underwent a recent expansion and redevelopment. It has excellent patient outcomes and satisfaction rates. 

• Springfield Hospital

The Foundation Trust is the largest NHS organisation in the region and covers a wide area.  We have a base at Colchester Hospital, just off the A12.

• East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust

Southend University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust is a large hospital, and is the South Essex surgical centre for uro-oncology. The urology department offers pioneering surgical procedures and a wide range of different clinics.

• Southend Hospital