The Aquablation heat-free waterjet technique was performed on 12 patients in one day, a record for an NHS hospital in England.

Neil Barber, consultant urological surgeon and clinical lead for Urology, Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust: ‘We usually perform a maximum of three Aquablation  procedures in one half day operating list per week. However, growing demand from both local patients and those referred from further afield is increasing the waiting list. We wanted to utilise this technology to see what we could achieve to help patients waiting for treatment and demonstrate that the efficiency of treatment of Aquablation can really impact the waiting list.'

The day case surgery allows patients to recover in the comfort of their own home and helps to free-up valuable bed spaces in the hospital. 

Frimley Health was the first NHS trust in England to introduce the procedure and led  global trials to help develop and evolve the technique.

Since its introduction, the trust has carried out the highest number of NHS Aquablation therapy procedures in the country - with more than 500 patients being treated in the last five years.  

There are aspirations to introduce a second Aquablation therapy system to help a greater number of patients across the trust.