Most urologists now practice in an at least two consultant unit. Typically, a consultant would hold at least two outpatient sessions per week, one local anaesthetic operating list per week and two or three general anaesthetic operating sessions per week. There may also be 'out-reach clinics' and special interest clinics, such as Haematuria clinics. The specialty attracts patients with a wide breadth of pathology. This includes functional disorders, stone disease and infection, and malignancy.
Bladder is also in the female top ten.
In the younger male age group, testicular cancer is number one. There is an interesting range of surgical skills required, both endoscopic and open. Urology has lots of new technology in its repertoire. If people are particularly interested, they can also extend their practise outside conventional boundaries, e.g. performing transrectal ultrasound scans and biopsies. There is considerable competition for Specialist Registrar posts, although the specialty is still expanding and the number of appointments is expected to increase over the next two years.