Prostate cancer does not always need treatment straight away: small cancers that are not causing problems may be monitored instead. When treatment is needed, options include surgery to remove the prostate gland (radical prostatectomy), radiotherapy and hormone therapy.
After a radical prostatectomy some men have problems such as leaking urine or erection problems. The National Prostate Cancer Audit publishes, for each surgical centre, how often men were readmitted as an emergency and how often they needed a further procedure for a urinary complication. Only some trusts carry out this operation, usually in specialist centres.
Hospitals in the North West
6 trusts in the North West with published figures. Sorted by name. This is not a ranking: read how to read this first.
| Trust | Volume bandMen having a radical prostatectomy (NPCA) | Key outcomeReadmission within 90 days (adjusted) | Waiting timeWhole trust | Patient experience | CQC rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| The Christie NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: The Christie | 100 to 149144 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 10.3%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 74.1%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | Much better than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 9.2 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Good (CQC report for The Christie) |
| East Lancashire Hospitals NHS TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Burnley General Hospital, Royal Blackburn Hospital | Fewer than 10083 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 8.8%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 66.1%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 7.9 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Burnley General Hospital: Good (CQC report for Burnley General Hospital) Royal Blackburn Hospital: Good (CQC report for Royal Blackburn Hospital) |
| Lancashire Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Chorley and South Ribble Hospital, Royal Preston Hospital | 150 to 249152 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 12.4%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 63.8%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | Worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.7 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Chorley and South Ribble Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Chorley and South Ribble Hospital) Royal Preston Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Royal Preston Hospital) |
| Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Broadgreen Hospital, Royal Liverpool University Hospital, University Hospital Aintree | 150 to 249210 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 8.6%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 73.3%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Broadgreen Hospital: No Approved Rating (CQC report for Broadgreen Hospital) New Royal Liverpool University: No Approved Rating (CQC report for New Royal Liverpool University) University Hospital Aintree: Requires improvement (CQC report for University Hospital Aintree) |
| Stockport NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Stepping Hill Hospital | 150 to 249198 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 11.0%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 82.6%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.1 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Stepping Hill Hospital) |
| Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Arrowe Park Hospital, Clatterbridge Hospital | 100 to 149144 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 16.6%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 80%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | About the same as other trustsInpatients rated their overall experience 8.3 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Arrowe Park Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Arrowe Park Hospital) Clatterbridge Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Clatterbridge Hospital) |
How to read this
- Not a ranking. The table is in alphabetical order. A higher volume does not on its own mean better care, and we do not combine the columns into a score.
- Volume bands. Cut points are the lower quartile, median and upper quartile of all 51 surgical centres in the NPCA table in the published table, rounded. So about a quarter of surgical centres in the NPCA table fall in each band. The exact number is shown under the band.
- Risk adjustment. Where a figure says “adjusted”, the audit has allowed for differences in the patients each hospital treats, such as age and other illnesses. Hospitals that take on more complex cases can still look different for reasons the adjustment does not capture.
- Bands and limits. We only say a result is higher or lower than expected when the source itself says so (for example NJR outlier status, NELA funnel limits, SSNAP levels, CQC survey bands). Where the source publishes a rate without limits we show the rate and the national figure, and say “No banding published”.
- Small numbers. A small hospital can have 0% or a high percentage by chance. Figures the source suppresses are shown as “Not published (small numbers)”.
- Trust or hospital. This audit publishes figures for each NHS trust, which may run several hospitals. The operation may only be done at one of them.
- Different periods. Each figure has its own period, shown next to it. Audit results describe operations done one to three years ago; waiting times are updated monthly.
- National figures. National figures are the average of all surgical centres in the NPCA table, weighted by number of operations (our calculation); the table has no national row.
- Talk to your GP or consultant about what the figures mean for you. If you are referred for planned care in England, you can usually choose your hospital.
Full definitions: methodology and data dictionary.
Data sources and licences
- National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA) State of the Nation 2026 data tables, NATCAN for HQIP. Source: National Prostate Cancer Audit (NPCA), NATCAN / HQIP, 2026, licensed under CC BY 4.0. Creative Commons Attribution 4.0
- Cancer Waiting Times (provider extract), NHS England. Source: NHS England, Cancer Waiting Times. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
- CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025 (trust benchmark results), Care Quality Commission. Source: Care Quality Commission, NHS Patient Survey Programme, Adult Inpatient Survey 2025. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
- CQC ratings, Care Quality Commission. CQC ratings: Care Quality Commission. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
- Healthcare-associated infections: annual counts and rates by trust (financial year 2025 to 2026), UK Health Security Agency. Source: UK Health Security Agency, healthcare-associated infection annual data. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Open Government Licence v3.0
Data last updated 26 October 2026. We do not change the published figures; we only group volumes into bands. Spotted a mistake? Tell us.
Sources
We checked this guide against these official pages on 26 October 2026.
- Treatment for prostate cancer (NHS website)
- National Prostate Cancer Audit State of the Nation report 2026 (NATCAN)
- Cancer Waiting Times (NHS England)
- Adult inpatient survey (Care Quality Commission)
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