Benign Prostatic Hyperplasia: Medical Treatments

(asked on 9th September 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department of Health and Social Care:

To ask His Majesty's Government how many NHS hospitals in England currently offer aquablation therapy for the treatment of benign prostatic hyperplasia.


Answered by
Baroness Merron Portrait
Baroness Merron
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department of Health and Social Care)
This question was answered on 28th September 2026

Aquablation is one of a number of treatments available for 'bladder outlet obstruction', and it is for the medical professional in each case to decide whether that is an appropriate option to offer. There is no national work that mandates aquablation or assesses current levels of provision.

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