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On February 17th 2021 I went cycling with a friend in the countryside. A dry cold day with no wind. A tree fell at the exact moment I was cycling ...
TUF is pleased to announce the appointment of Mary Garthwaite MBBS PhD FRCS(Urol) as the new Chair of the Board.
The Urology Foundation is committed to transforming urology care. Our investment in research, training and education programmes has led to ...
Are you buying Christmas cards this year? Why not send some TUF festive cheer and support our vital work with our special cards. Buying Christmas ...
Reach out to your MP….. We are pleased to announce that a Urology Awareness Month Early Day Motion (EDM) has been tabled
It’s one thing to think you know something, but quite another to prove it ….. Whilst many urology surgeons believed that there were significant ...
An estimated 1 in 2 of us will be diagnosed with a urological condition at some stage in our lives. This includes prostate, bladder, kidney and male ...
Let us introduce you to kidney cancer survivor, Transplant Games Gold medallist and TUF supporter, Ottilie Quince.
The Urology Foundation, alongside funding research and raising awareness, invests in the training and development of urology professionals. ...
The Urology Foundation and Urology Trade Association were delighted to co host a Parliamentary reception on the evening of Wednesday 25 May on ...
A chance conversation about a bike ride led Charles Reynolds on the path to becoming a major donor for urology research and training.
The TUF Science and Education Committee (SEC) is a core part of our efforts to ensure that donations from our supporters have the greatest impact ...
Simulation-based training for surgeons has been available for many years; however, there was little evidence for its benefits until recently.
At TUF we look to share the stores of people who have suffered, or are living with, a urology condition for good reason.
A new study has shown that simulation-based training improves surgical performance, clinical outcomes and patient safety, offering the surgical ...
Wednesday, 6th October: A global research study into the impact of Covid on cancer services has today published its findings in The Lancet Oncology. ...
The Urology Foundation is pleased to announce an agreement with the Charles Reynolds Fund which will see an additional £150,000 - £300,000 available ...
Inspired by Urology Awareness Month TUF supporter and journalist Olivia Wood kindly submitted the following article, on living with prostate and ...
Laura Piercey is a TUF supporter who speaks out about urology issues.
Hear about how Samantha Conroy is pioneering ex-vivo drug screening in human bladder cancer. Watch her video here.
Hear at TUF we are busy gearing up for Urology Awareness Month which will run for the duration of September
TUF chooses the Centre for Healthcare Randomised Trials (CHaRT) in Aberdeen to be its TUF Trials Unit (TTU).
The President of BAUN is on a mission
Trials are an important means of measuring a medical, surgical or behavioural intervention and successful trials go on to inform or change clinical ...
We’ve recently worked with Health Awareness on the 2021 Men’s Health campaign. A printed publication was enclosed within every copy of the Guardian ...
TUF Trustee and Urology Registrar Hannah Warren interviews TUF Scholar David Eldred-Evans about his Prostagram project and how it will help patients
1 Feb 2021 - Ian Le Guillou - Nadine McCauley's camapign to help boys with testicular torsion
1st February 2021 - Ian Le Guillou - Alex Corbisiero, the former England rugby star, gave the 2020 TUF guest lecture at the British Association of ...
1 February 2021 - Ian Le Guillou - Arun Sahai explains the work his team is doing to trial a patient pathway that puts cancer outcome, erectile ...
1 February, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - Long term TUF fundraiser Bradley Starr describes his TUF journey from patient to star fundraiser!
(Pictured right, The Prostagram team - from left to right: Dr Henry Tam, Mr Mathias Winkler, Mr David Eldred-Evans and Professor Hashim Ahmed)
Watch the amazing BAUS 2020 TUF Guest Lecture below!! TUF Trustee and consultant urologist Mr Ben Challacombe has a fascinating conservation with ...
Support Team Corbs! Team Corbs Against Testicular Cancer - Just Giving page
England and Lions rugby star Alex Corbisiero is raising money to support a TUF study in to testicular cancer and this includes producing his own ...
15 August, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - With the help of TUF funding, Veeru Kasivisvanathan is running the RESECT study to help improve the delivery of ...
15 August, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - For our 25th Anniversary, we share stories from two TUF grant recipients from our past.
15 August, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - As TUF celebrates our 25th anniversary, we share two stories from men who have gone through surgery two decades ...
14 August 2020 - TUF-funded study at UCL looking at DNA and Prostate Cancer has today published its findings on Nature. Read more below.
Cyber security incident - UPDATE
Urology research is at risk because of the economic impact of the pandemic. That’s why we’re working with the Association of Medical Research ...
16 April, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - Rob Powell was diagnosed with bladder cancer at the age of 54. He shares his experience and how he has managed the ...
16 April, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - Professor Neil Dalton and Mr Massimo Garriboli from Evelina London Children’s Hospital and King's College London ...
16 April, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - About 1 in 5 patients will need a catheter during a stay in hospital, bringing a risk of urinary tract infections. ...
16 April, 2020 - Ian Le Guillou - Matthew Perry was one of our first TUF scholars back in 1997. He was a first-year registrar and received funding ...
12 March 2020, Sayara Muthuveloe - With regret TUF has made the decision to postpone our Nurse Communication Course on 21 April 2020.
11 March 20 - Ian LeGuillou - Most people who have kidney stones do not have any symptoms and only find out after having a scan for some other ...
06 March 2020, Ian Le Guillou - Professor Caroline Moore is the newest member of the The Urology Foundation's Science and Education Committee, ...
05 February 2020, Ian Le Guillou - A new online tool developed with funding from The Urology Foundation could help men with localised prostate ...
8 January 2020, Oliver Holman - In August last year, 10 intrepid medical students from University College London completed the Three Peaks Challenge ...
14 January 2020, Ian Le Guillou - At the BAUN (British Association of Urological Nurses) Conference in Liverpool, Ms Louisa Fleure, from Guy’s ...
18 December 2019, Sayara Muthuveloe - As we come to end the of a busy year TUF's Chief Executive, Louise, has a message for all those who have ...
10 December 2019, Sayara Muthuveloe - Britain’s best-loved actor, comedian and writer, Stephen Fry has become an Ambassador of The Urology ...
30 October 2019, Oliver Morris - Mr Ben Challacombe and Professor Bhaskar Somani answer kidney-related questions from the public.
25 September 2019, Sayara Muthuveloe - Keen golfers and TUF supporters joined together for The Urology Foundation’s first golf day fundraiser at the ...
30 August 2019, Tim Burton - Cissy Yong is a young urologist based in Cambridge. She is a bright and promising scientist and clinician and that is a ...
30 August 2019, Tim Burton - Overactive Bladder (OAB), an inability to hold the bladder, affects more people than either diabetes, asthma, or ...
Are you passionate about advancing knowledge of urological diseases and their treatments? Do you have strong views about research and training? ...
19 July 2019, Tim Burton - Urology has taken some large steps over the last few years, particularly with the increasing availability of robotic ...
20 June 2019, Dan Wood - For World Continence Week, TUF Scholar and Consultant Urologist, Dan Wood speak here of the impact of bladder issues for ...
11 June 2019, Chibuikem Oforka Are you struggling to get a medical diagnosis and think you might have an unexplained or rare urology condition? The ...
Tim Burton - Cancer research is a crucial part of 21st century medicine and has seen countless millions invested into it in recent years. Too right; ...
04 June, Jane Simpson, Continence Nurse - Recent research by the Urology Foundation found that two-thirds of the British public doesn’t know what ...
05 June, Tim Burton - On 4 June 2019 The Urology Foundation (TUF) was joined by the inimitable Stephen Fry and more than 400 guests as he was ...
02 August, Travis Simons - According to NHS England, in the UK alone an estimated 14 million people are living with bladder problems. If you have a ...
28 June, Tim Burton - Kidney cancer is a common cancer among people in the UK. It is most prevalent among people aged 50 and older and it affects ...
31 May 2019, Travis Simons - Our bodies tend to give us signs when something isn’t working properly. For many of us, it is easy to dismiss symptoms ...
24 May 2019, Tim Burton - In the last 5 years Britain’s public toilet budgets have fallen by £26 million. This has seen the number of public toilets ...
24 May 2019, Tim Burton - The Whitaker Lab at UCL has become one of the world’s powerhouse prostate cancer labs. Over the last 5 years they have ...
16 May 2019, Tim Burton - Ms Cissy Yong has won the 2019 TUF Medal for Best Research Proposal. Since 2015 the award has been handed out each year to ...
03 May 2019, Lorraine Grover - Lorraine Grover is a Psychosexual Nurse Specialist with over 30 years’ experience of helping patients with their ...
29 April 2019, Tim Burton - Incontinence is a common and significant side effect of prostate cancer treatment. Whilst most patients’ initial primary ...
26 April 2019, Tim Burton - Bladder cancer is the 10th most common cancer in the UK with around 10,000 new cases every year. Sadly, around 5,000 ...
12 April 2019, Tim Burton - Stephen Fry is one of Britain’s most loved and most talented national treasures. His career spans a huge range of ...
12 April 2019, Tim Burton - We have hospitals across the country with urology departments that are offering state of the art treatment for various ...
05 April 2019, Tim Burton - We often don’t think much about our pee. Most of the time we flush it away without giving it a second thought. But ...
02 April 2019, Mr Neil Barber - Mr Neil Barber is a TUF researcher that is looking to make treatment for BPH, one of urology’s most common ...
02 April 2019, Tim Burton - Bladder cancer can be very treatable. Higher risk and stage (muscle-invasive) bladder cancers can be treated by removing ...
February 2019 - Tim Burton In 2010, Tom's dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Tom and his mum thought they would have another 10 years with him. ...
28 March 2019, Tim Burton - Our kidneys are vital to our health. They play a key role in getting rid of waste products from the body and if they ...
22 March 2019, Tim Burton - Prostate cancer is the most common cancer in men, but there are still problems when it comes to diagnosing the disease, ...
08 March 2019, Tim Burton - This week is Nutrition and Hydration Week and so we’re taking a look at how the choices you make about what you are ...
08 March 2019, Tim Burton with Bez Berry - On 12 December 2018, four men from Cornwall set off on a row from the Canary Islands to Antigua. In a ...
01 March 2019, Tim Burton - Getting an infection is a risk that any patient takes when they receive hospital treatment and approximately 80% of UTI ...
01 March 2019, Tim Burton - Whilst a lot of medicine looks to the next miracle drug or the next high-tech treatment option, there is a simple ...
01 March 2019, Tim Burton - Mr David Thurtle is a researcher with The Urology Foundation and urology registrar in Cambridge. Using funding from TUF, ...
01 March 2019, Tim Burton - There is a gap in our knowledge around urodynamic testing for lower urinary tract symptoms (LUTS): there’s little ...
07 February 2019, Tim Burton - Studies across the world have reached this conclusion time and time again: one of the simplest ways to help combat ...
07 February 2019, Professor Prokar Dasgupta - Fifteen years ago, surgery in urology departments across the country looked very different compared ...
05 February 2019, Tim Burton - Aerobic exercise is established as a useful technique for decreasing fatigue and reducing depression in prostate ...
31 January 2019, Tim Burton - This is a role at King's College London that has been funded by The Urology Foundation This role is a research ...
01 February 2019, Tim Burton - Time to Talk Day is taking place on 7 February. It’s an opportunity to have a conversation about mental health and ...
29 January 2019, Tim Burton - Two years ago, four middle aged men from Cornwall set themselves an extraordinary goal: to row 3,000 miles unaided ...
25 January 2019, Paul Young - Paul Young is an award winning stand up comedian and writer who has written for shows including Top Gear, Miranda, and ...
25 January 2019, Tim Burton - Testicular torsion occurs in 1 in 4,000 men under the age of 25 each year. It’s relatively uncommon, but when it ...
18 January 2019, Tim Burton - Vasectomies are a form of surgical contraception that involves cutting and tying the tubes that deliver sperm from the ...
11 January 2019, Sayara Muthuveloe - This week is National Obesity Awareness Week, when the nation is encouraged to make health choices and ...
08 January 2019, Sayara Muthuveloe - As we begin 2019 many of us will choose to make a healthy New Year’s resolution. Maybe we’re looking to cut ...
02 January 2019, Tim Burton - Each year, The Urology Foundation receives research scholarship applications from across the UK & Ireland. With the ...
14 December 2018, Tim Burton - Kidney stones are something that around 1 in 10 of us will experience in our lives. Some people won’t even realise ...
12 December 2018, Tim Burton - 2018 was another big year in the fight against urology disease. We’ve taken big strides in some of the most crucial ...
05 December 2018, Tim Burton with Hrishi Joshi - Mr Hrishi Joshi is working on a new patient reported outcome measure (PROM) that will help us ...
05 December 2018, Jon Davies - The Atlantic Seamen are four family men from Cornwall who are rowing the Atlantic Ocean, in the Talisker Whisky ...
04 December 2018, Tim Burton with Helen Johnson - At the BAUN (British Association of Urological Nurses) Conference in Bournemouth, Ms Helen ...
23 November 2018, Tim Burton with Alfred Samuels - Alfred Samuels was diagnosed with prostate cancer in 2012 and was given 6 months to live. It’s ...
21 November 2018, Tim Burton - Have you or your child ever had a problem with a tight foreskin? If so, this is called phimosis, and this is your ...
16 November 2018, Tim Burton - The NCVO is an organisation that champions charities. On Monday 19 November they are running a campaign called ...
09 November 2018, Tim Burton - Most of us will, at some stage, have had a problem when peeing. It’s a function that many of us take for granted each ...
31 October 2018, Tim Burton - TUF has been offering grants to urology professionals since 1996, in which time we have given out 121 major grants to ...
02 October 2018, Tim Burton - Mr Pramit Khetrapal is looking at how to use iPhones and smart devices to monitor patients after they have left ...
14 September, Tim Burton - Urology Awareness Month is a month for smashing taboos, and these excellent online activists are doing just that.
14 September 2018, Tim Burton - UTIs are one of the most common infections in the human body and, if not treated, can be very serious. Here's some ...
14 September, Rachel Jury - Rachel Jury's life was turned upside down when she ate some pre-cooked chicken from a supermarket chain. Now she lives ...
07 September 2018, Anita Brown - Anita Brown has terminal Small Cell Bladder Cancer. For Urology Awarness Month she opens up about some of the ...
04 September 2018, Roger Kirby - Professor Roger Kirby is a leading urological consultant and Life President of The Urology Foundation. Here he ...
01 September 2018, Tim Burton - Our research reveals that two thirds of Brits do not know what a prostate does. Knowing about your body helps you to ...
20 August 2018, Tim Burton - The bladder usually stores urine until you choose to empty it. Urinary incontinence occurs when you pass water ...
14 August 2018, Tim Burton - Join us in making the first Tuesday of each month an important one for all men.
01 August 2018, Tim Burton - Stephen Fry has spoken very openly about his experience of prostate cancer.
01 August 2018, Tim Burton - Sarah Welsh is a consultant in medical oncology at Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge and an Academic Clinical ...
27 July 2018, Tim Burton - Penile cancer (cancer of the penis) is probably not a cancer you’ve heard of, but it can be deadly. It’s important that ...
23 July 2018, Tim Burton - The use of vaginal mesh has become a controversial topic with some patients having huge trouble after their surgery. In ...
23 July 2018, Tim Burton - We sat down with Prasanna Sooriakumaran, known as PS, to hear how his TUF-funded research could change the prostate ...
23 July 2018, Tim Burton - Penile cancer (cancer of the penis) is an exceptionally rare and often neglected, but devastating, disease. Due to its ...
20 July 2018, Tim Burton - On 19 July, Public Health England relaunched a campaign to raise awareness of blood in pee, a potential sign of bladder ...
6 July 2018, Tim Burton - Fidelma (Fee for short) Cahill is a urology nurse at Guy’s Hospital whose work has been turning heads in her hospital and ...
26 June 2018, Tim Burton - David, a grandfather, was diagnosed with prostate cancer earlier this year. Following treatment by Ben Challacombe, David ...
23 May 2018, Tim Burton - There is a new TUF-sponsored research programme that has the potential to change the face of health care in England. EQUIP ...
01 June 2018, Mr David Thurtle - Mr David Thurtle and Mr Vincent J Gnanapragasam from The University of Cambridge are working on a new ...
22, May 2018, Tim Burton - TUF is recruiting for a new Treasurer to join our Board of Trustees. Could you or someone you know fill this role? ...
14 May 2018, Tim Burton - We’ve joined with charities across the UK to campaign for a simple change. We’ve set up this petition because we want ...
2 May 2018, Peter Cooke - Mr Peter Cooke is a robotically trained surgeon at New Cross Hospital in Wolverhampton. Here he shares a little about what ...
19 April 2018, Tim Burton - Research funded by The Urology Foundation has suggested that new recommendations should be put in place to tell doctors ...
13 April 2018, Tim Burton - This week is National Infertility Awareness Week. Urology is the area of medicine that looks at male infertility, so ...
6 April 2018, Tim Burton - April is Testicular Cancer Awareness Month, and male cancers are one of the most important areas we work in. So, in ...
05 April 2018, Sayara Muthuveloe - Professor John Kelly has been the Chair of our Science and Education committee for five years. In his role he has ...
05 April 2018, Ashwin Sachdeva - Ashwin Sachdeva is a TUF research scholar and winner of the TUF medal for the best research proposal of 2015. With ...
12 March 2018, Professor Roger Kirby - This November a group of leading medical professionals and supporters join together for a unique trek in the ...
9th March 2018, Tim Burton - Nutrition and Hydration Week is being recognised across the globe between 12-18 March. Remaining hydrated is vital for ...
14 Jan, Sayara Muthuveloe - Prostate cancer survivor and composer Adrian Goldsmith, is planning a unique evening of four major piano concertos, to ...
It is said to be the toughest challenge on the planet, with more people climbing Everest or going to the moon, but that is not deterring four ...
The fight against urology disease is at the heart of everything we do. The man poised to stand at the helm of our Science and Education Committee ...
TUF funded research has led to a simple urine test designed to detect bladder cancer, which could save lives, spare patients an invasive procedure ...
In May of this year a roundtable discussion was held with patient group representatives, doctors and nurses to understand the challenges facing ...
TUF is delighted to introduce the first ever winner of The Urology Foundation Fulbright Scholarship, whose pioneering work could bring hope to the ...
The Urology Foundation is helping to develop a new diagnostic tool that could determine which patients have the most advanced types of prostate ...
TUF is celebrating a double success as TUF-funded surgeons have carrid out the UK's first robotic kidney transplant. Guy's Hospital and The Royal ...
Wouldn’t it be great if the stigma surrounding incontinence was shaken a little? We are seeing this in mental health with people beginning to ...
Elaine Hazell is a clinical nurse specialist (functional urology) at Guy’s Hospital, London.
A national survey by The Urology Foundation has found that one in three Brits and more than 40 per cent of women surveyed had experienced ...
The old paternalistic system, where doctors could decide what to tell patients about the risks involved in a procedure, has gone. In this article, ...
(Pictured above: research associate Hayley Luxton)
Watch Tony Giddings' fantastic TUF Guest Lecture at BAUS 2016, titled 'Hazards and Heroes: the search for safer surgery' You can also see Consultant ...
Did you know that you can give to The Urology Foundation every time you search online? At absolutely zero cost to you, each search you make ...
Last year, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) – the body that inspects hospitals for quality and safety – found that three-quarters of the 79 ...
as they ignore symptoms of urinary incontinence This World Continence Week, TUF is embarking on a campaign to end the silence of incontinence. There ...
World Continence Week 2016 20 - 26 June
As part of our commitment to be at the forefront of innovation and good practice, last year TUF funded a new, unique project aimed at training many ...
As part of our commitment to be at the forefront of innovation and good practice, TUF has funded a new, unique project aimed at training many more ...
Ashwin Sachdeva, TUF research scholar, is currently looking into new ways to treat men with advanced prostate cancer. The disease at this stage ...
Gift Aid is a government-run scheme that allows The Urology Foundation to reclaim the tax that you have already paid on your donations. It means ...
TUF teamed up with the British Association of Urological Nurses (BAUN) to present the inaugural Urology Nurse of the Year Award at the BAUN annual ...
The 40 intrepid TUF cyclists have returned home following their 500 kilometre India challenge. Starting at the Taj Mahal and finishing in the famous ...
Mr Ken Anson is a Consultant Urologist based in London. This is his account of a normal day treating kidney stones; one of the most painful ...
Steve Hill was treated by TUF Scholar and Consultant Urologist, Mr Peter Cooke, who used the cutting-edge Da Vinci robot in the operation.
Raveen Sandher is a TUF Research Scholar currently undertaking research at Newcastle University titled: "Prevalence and functional significance of ...
Impotence (otherwise known as erectile dysfunction) is probably the one urological condition that men find more embarrassing to talk about than any ...
Nearly half of all people within the United Kingdom do not know what the field of urology entails and many more are too embarrassed to go to their ...
