Urology service — Canterbury
The Canterbury urology service provides expertise and treatment to adult and child patients for the largest range of urological conditions of any service in New Zealand.
Contact us
To contact the urology unit, call:
- inpatients: 03 364 4307
- surgical urology: 03 364 0366
- outpatients: 03 364 1176
Where to find us
The urology unit for inpatients is at:
Christchurch Women’s Hospital
Level 2
Riccarton Avenue
Christchurch
The urology unit for outpatients is at:
Level 4
Christchurch Outpatients
2 Oxford Terrace and 245 Antigua Street (Rear entrance)
Christchurch
The Burwood spinal unit for neuro-urology is at:
Ward HG (Spinal)
Ground Floor
Burwood Hospital
300 Burwood Road
Christchurch
Services we provide
We provide urology services to people admitted to hospital (inpatients) and people visiting the hospital for same-day treatment (outpatients).
Our services cover:
- cancers of urinary systems and reproductive organs (uro-oncology)
- minimally invasive techniques for investigating or operating on the urinary tract (endo-urology)
- urinary disorders related to a neurological condition (neuro-urology) at the Burwood spinal unit
- paediatric (child) urology
- female and functional urology
- reconstructive urology.
We provide specialist treatments for:
- prostate cancer
- urological reconstruction
- pelvic organ prolapse
- incontinence
- erectile dysfunction
- spinal injury management
- treatment of kidney stones.
Outpatient clinics
These involve:
- initial assessment
- procedures or treatment
- follow-up appointments.
People attending these clinics could see consultant urologists, urology registrars or urology clinical nurse specialists.
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Referral information
You can be referred to a urologist by a healthcare provider. We prioritise referrals based on the information in the referral, to decide how quickly you will be seen by a urologist.