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Ben works for the NHS at Barts Health NHS Trust and UCLH NHS Foundation Trust
Ben sees insured and self-paying private patients in London at Nufifeld Health, Bupa Basinghall and HCA Princess Grace Hospital
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"Many thanks for the help and advice you gave me at our recent consultation, I felt reassured and more relaxed about my position health-wise which is what I had hoped for."
"I wanted to write to express my thanks to you for performing my prostatectomy ... In particular I wish to pay tribute to your reassuring manner, dedication and expertise, it really is greatly appreciated."
"He took the time and trouble immediately after my operation to ring my wife at home. She was very grateful for that phone call."
Supra-pubic catheter after robotic radical prostatectomy: risks and benefits explained. Mr Benjamin Lamb and Prof. Prabhakar Rajan A supra-pubic catheter after robotic radical prostatectomy may be a more comfortable alternative to the traditional urethral catheter. Read more…
Many patients are asking about the NeuroSAFE procedure, also known as intraoperative frozen section, in order to minimise sexual dysfunction after prostate cancer surgery. Below I have written a brief explainer, which I hope will be useful.
What is retzius sparing prostatectomy? Robotic Retzius-sparing radical prostatectomy is a minimally invasive surgical technique for the treatment of prostate cancer. The procedure involves the use of a surgical robot to remove the prostate gland Read more…
Sexual function can be affected by RARP. The exact way in which this occurs varies between men. Help is available to minimise the impact of surgery, and promote recovery.
One of the main determinants of quality is patient outcomes. Patient outcomes include whether the surgery has been effective (e.g. removed a tumour), and to what degree patients have experienced side effects (e.g. urinary symptoms)...
That’s a difficult question to answer! My advice is to ask another surgeon- “who would you let operate on your loved one?” Quality in healthcare is measured in terms of patient safety, patient outcomes and patient experience...
This video (Figure 1) shows my view of how the different elements of the male pelvis fit together. As you can see, there are many, and their arrangement is complex (Figure 2). In my mind, Read more…
Very happy to start at Addenbrooke’s this week. Many thanks to my colleagues in the urology department for the kind welcome.
