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 South East
9 trusts in the South East 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Amersham Hospital, Stoke Mandeville Hospital, Wycombe Hospital | Fewer than 10065 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 17.1%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 48.8%started cancer treatment within 62 days of an urgent referral or screening (standard 85%; England 67.9%), June to August 2026, provisional | Somewhat worse than expectedInpatients rated their overall experience 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Stoke Mandeville Hospital: Good (CQC report for Stoke Mandeville Hospital) Wycombe Hospital: Good (CQC report for Wycombe Hospital) |
| East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Buckland Hospital, Kent & Canterbury Hospital, Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital, Royal Victoria Hospital, William Harvey Hospital | 100 to 149139 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 20.5%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 53.6%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 8.3 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Buckland Hospital: Good (CQC report for Buckland Hospital) Kent & Canterbury Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Kent & Canterbury Hospital) Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for Queen Elizabeth The Queen Mother Hospital) Royal Victoria Hospital: Good (CQC report for Royal Victoria Hospital) William Harvey Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for William Harvey Hospital) |
| East Sussex Healthcare NHS TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Conquest Hospital, Eastbourne District General Hospital | 150 to 249245 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 8.4%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 60%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) | Conquest Hospital: Outstanding (CQC report for Conquest Hospital) Eastbourne District General Hospital: Good (CQC report for Eastbourne District General Hospital) |
| Medway NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Medway Maritime Hospital | 150 to 249221 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 14.5%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 89%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 7.8 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Requires improvement (CQC report for Medway Maritime Hospital) |
| Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Churchill Hospital, Horton General Hospital, John Radcliffe Hospital, Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre | 100 to 149148 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 16.9%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 67.7%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 8.2 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Churchill Hospital: Good (CQC report for Churchill Hospital) Horton General Hospital: Good (CQC report for Horton General Hospital) John Radcliffe Hospital: Requires improvement (CQC report for John Radcliffe Hospital) Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre: Good (CQC report for Nuffield Orthopaedic Centre) |
| Portsmouth Hospitals University NHS TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Petersfield Hospital, Queen Alexandra Hospital | 100 to 149104 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 7.5%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 67.4%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 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Good (CQC report for Queen Alexandra Hospital) |
| Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Royal Berkshire Hospital | 150 to 249188 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 10.4%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 92%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) | Good (CQC report for Royal Berkshire Hospital) |
| Royal Surrey NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Royal Surrey County Hospital | 250 or more477 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 7.8%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 88.8%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 8.5 out of 10 (CQC Adult Inpatient Survey 2025, whole trust) | Outstanding (CQC report for Royal Surrey County Hospital) |
| University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation TrustWhole trust. Hospitals: Princess Anne Hospital, Southampton General Hospital | 250 or more321 men who had a radical prostatectomy (Men who underwent a radical prostatectomy between 1st April 2024 - 31st March 2025) | 11.1%National: 11.6%No banding publishedMore measures
| 54.2%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) | Princess Anne Hospital: Good (CQC report for Princess Anne Hospital) Southampton General Hospital: Good (CQC report for Southampton General 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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