Looking to the future of Urology Services

The recovery strategy from COVID is an immense challenge, not made any easier by an exhausted workforce that is already overwhelmed and under resourced. Healthcare delivery is changing, and formation of integrated care systems will offer patients equitable access to best practice and high-quality care but the strategic development of how and where services will operate requires expansion of the non-medical workforce.

The Getting it Right First Time (GIRFT) national programme has highlighted the crucial role that specialist urology nurses play in service delivery, and this provides immense opportunities for urology nurses to develop and expand their practice.

Clare Waymont, Consultant Nurse Urology, BAUN