Cons Urologist & Hon Professor Guy's & St Thomas NHS. prostate/renal Single/multi port Robotics/HoLEP @TUF_tweets/🐧 vs 🦀 trustee. PGHRFC Own views. 🇬🇧4🇺🇦
@ShaunLintern What’s difficult to balance is most men we treat in the NHS with significant prostate cancer have been identified by ad hoc testing. Ie individual level screening. Symptoms come late so men are falsely reassured. And we see so many with advanced disease who could have been found
Today’s decision on prostate cancer screening will be hugely disappointing to the thousands of brave men who have campaigned for a targeted screening programme to prevent more families from losing a father, a son or a brother before their time.
For just 0.01% of the NHS budget, we could've had a targeted screening programme that would have saved lives.
Screening is now more effective than it has ever been, but the model guiding the Committee’s decision does not reflect these developments.
We must take this opportunity to save lives, reduce inequalities and bring prostate cancer screening into line with how the disease is diagnosed and treated today.
HOPE trial just out in World J Urology: PAE vs HoLEP for prostates 80–250 cc.
Marketed as: equivalent IPSS, similar QoL, PAE a "reasonable alternative."
Read past the abstract and the trial tells a different story. Short thread.
Awesome programme for @RSMUrology#PresidentsDay2026
On "AI in Urology"
https://t.co/o8q7xPDn3Z
•Super clear expl from Luis Ribeiro on principles of AI
• @prokarurol Wickham Medal
•Loved statement from @matea_deliu "The determining factor is the interface not the algorithm"
🚨 🗣️New BAUS President-Elect announced
We are pleased to announce that @mobelal3 has secured a majority vote and will become BAUS President-Elect from June 2026.
We'd like to extend our thanks to the other two outstanding candidates @ajdcaseytown and @vishhanchanale.
A big thank you to all the brilliant doctors, nurses and healthcare staff who work to save lives and support wellbeing, as we celebrate the 300th anniversary of Guy’s Hospital. 👏
At the hospital’s Cancer Centre, The King spent time with chemotherapy patients, nurses and doctors. This year marks six decades of oncology at Guy’s, and the centre consolidates services once spread across 13 sites.
At the King’s College Innovation Hub, His Majesty, who is Patron of King’s College London, heard how professors and students are using AI and robotics to treat patients, and to train the next generation of specialists who are shaping the future of cancer research.
1890, Kyiv: Sapezhko takes lining from inside a patient’s cheek and uses it to reconstruct a damaged urethra.
It works. Then the idea vanishes for decades.
Why?
The “adjacent possible” wasn’t ready.
Today buccal mucosa grafts + robotic allows complex ureteral reconstruction with no bowel harvest, no lifelong stents, excellent results.
I was lucky to help pioneer the robotic version @nyulangone w @mdstifelman. & link with @md_eun@ZLeeGU to validate the technique.
This is how real surgical innovation works: not leaps of faith, but just walking through doors as they slowly open.
The full story 👇
https://t.co/W6kviL3ilD
Professor Harold Ellis died yesterday aged 100.
Fond memories of undergraduate anatomy at @Cambridge_Uni an inspiration and mentor to generations of doctors
May he rest in peace
“From Girth Vader to John Thomas, the nicknames go on… but awareness shouldn’t stop there.”
Our ambassador, Sir Stephen Fry, is backing our campaign to raise awareness of penile cancer.
👀Find out more: https://t.co/nhSx3JTA5J
#PenileCancerAwareness#NameIt#PeckerChecker
Have you spotted our #NameIt campaign yet?👀
It’s been amazing to see our penile cancer awareness campaign across London, turning heads and starting important conversations.
If you see one, snap a photo & #NameIt.
https://t.co/nhSx3JTA5J
Image credits: BUILDHOLLYWOOD
Incredible evening - BJN Awards ✨ Shortlisted Urology Nurse of the Year 🥳
Being recognised alongside such inspiring nurses is an honour in itself @GuysUrology@GSTTnhs@BAUNnurses@EAUNurses