There are currently 470 Consultant Urologists in the United Kingdom. Sub-specialty interest is being further encouraged. The specialty attracts patients of both sexes and all ages.
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.