Urological Investigation Unit in NDH reduces patient wait times

In view of the increasing demand for urology service in the community, the ‘Fung Ying Seen Koon Urological Investigation Unit’ at the North District Hospital serves as the new solution. By unifying services across different departments, the Unit provides a one-stop service from urological health check-up, diagnosis to care, including cystoscopy and transperineal prostate needle biopsy. The Unit would also handle urological cases within the New Territories East Cluster (NTEC) jointly with the Lithotripsy and Uro-investigation Centre of the Prince of Wales Hospital, in order to shorten the waiting time of patients registered for the specialist out-patient clinics of urology.

Professor Ng Chi-fai, Cluster Service Coordinator at NTEC Urology, states that “if the patient is suffering from a comparatively minor illness such as hematuria and being transferred from the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department, the Unit’s Nurse Clinic will evaluate the patient in a short period of time to minimise the need for A&E and hospital services. If the tube was blocked or loosen after receiving percutaneous nephrostomy, the patient can call the Unit for assistance directly to save up the waiting time at the A&E department. The Unit has also introduced new services such as urinary incontinence electromagnetic treatment, urethral cathete care and male erectile dysfunction treatment.”