Sheffield uro-oncology team’s remote monitoring service gains recognition

Weston Park Cancer Centre’s radiotherapy remote monitoring team has been named the British Association of Urological Nurses’ Urology Team of the Year after successfully implementing a remote monitoring service and nurse-led escalation clinic for prostate cancer patients receiving follow-up care after intensive radiotherapy treatment.

The service in Sheffield, which aligns with the NHS 10-Year Health Plan to bring care closer to patients, enables patients to be reviewed and contacted promptly using remote technologies without the need for a routine hospital appointment. Short questionnaires track health data in real-time along with prostate-specific antigen blood test results.

So far, 1,900 patients have moved from traditional, hospital-based prostate cancer follow-up to the remote monitoring pathway. Patients are benefiting from timely interventions for side effects, psychological support, patient education, self-management, health management, rehabilitation and treatment adherence from their own homes while under the care of the expert team. As a result, a significant number of appointment slots have been released.

Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist Sweety Thengazhikathu said: “Remote monitoring, managed by the specialist expertise of our team, is transforming care for thousands of prostate cancer patients in our region.”

Picture: Clinical oncologist Dr Pooja Iyer, deputy operational manager Amy Watson, uro-oncology clinical nurse specialist Sweety Thengazhikathu, advanced clinical practitioners support secretaries Lisa Brown and James Montgomery, and uro-oncology clinical lead Dr Omar Din with their award.

Published on page 14 of the March 2026 issue of RAD Magazine.