NCA Urology Pathway Board (NCUPB)
Urology Pathway Board
The Pathway Board brings together healthcare professionals, clinical leaders, and multi-agency representatives to enhance patient outcomes, ensure service quality, and promote equitable care across the region.
Urology in the North of Scotland
Urological cancers include those of the bladder, prostate, renal (including kidney), penile and testis. In the past five years, there have been over 7,500 people in the North of Scotland diagnosed with urological cancers.
In the North, investigation and treatment of urological cancers occurs in our three main cancer centres in Aberdeen, Dundee and Inverness. The aim of this Pathway Board is to facilitate regional working between the centres, ensuring a focus on improving patient outcomes.
For more information on the symptoms, investigation and treatment of urological cancers, please visit the NHS Inform website.
Pathway Board details
| Clinical Director | Andrew Martindale, Consultant Urologist |
| Terms of Reference | Published May 2019 |
Clinical Management Guidelines (CMGs)
| Title | Published |
| Bladder Cancer CMG | April 2023 |
| Prostate Cancer CMG | April 2023 |
| Prostate Cancer: Bone Health | July 2023 |
| Renal Cancer | In Development |
| Testicular Cancer | October 2020 |
Other guidelines
| Scottish Cancer Referral Guidelines - Urological Cancers |
| Scottish Palliative Care Guidelines |
| Scottish Clinical Biochemistry Guidelines |
North of Scotland Quality Performance Indicator (QPI) Annual Reports
Bladder
Prostate
Renal
| Renal Cancer QPI Annual Report (2020 patients) |
| Renal Cancer QPI Annual Report (2019 patients) |
| Renal Cancer QPI Annual Report (2018 patients) |
| Renal Cancer QPI Annual Report (2013 patients) |
Testis
Quality Performance Indicator (QPI) National Reports
Bladder
| Bladder Cancer QPI National Report (2017-20 patients) |
| Bladder Cancer QPI National Report (2014-17 patients) |
Prostate
| Prostate Cancer QPI National Report (2018-21 patients) |
| Prostate Cancer QPI National Report (2012-14 patients) |
Renal
| Renal Cancer QPI National Report (2018-20 patients) |
| Renal Cancer QPI National Report (2015-17 patients) |
| Renal Cancer QPI National Report (2012-14 patients) |
Testis
| Testicular Cancer QPI National Report (2017-20 patients) |
| Testicular Cancer QPI National Report (2014-17 patients) |