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Innovation and
Professional Development
I have been in the
vanguard in introducing outpatient and Day Case surgery in
gynaecology. This stemmed from my interest in carrying out
endometrial biopsy and laparosocopy under local anaesthesia.
- In
advocating vaginal hysterectomy I
perform 80% of hysterectomies vaginally the National figure is
20%. The Queen Elizabeth Hospital is a Regional Centre for vaginal
hysterectomy.
- I
introduced portable ultrasound to
gynaecology and obstetrics. I obtained portable scanners from the
Friends of the Hospital. This satisfies patient expectations and
reduces hospital stays.
- In Obstetrics I have advocated
Community midwifery teams to provide a service to pregnant mothers
aiming to provide continuity of care.
- I have
personally written the original
Obstetric and Gynaecology Operational Polices for the Department
and have encouraged colleagues to update these.
- I have set
up two outpatient hysteroscopy clinics benefiting patients
and reducing waiting times.
- I have the largest
rate of GP referrals within the Gynaecology Department and the
shortest waiting time for an appointment (GP Bulletin). This has
been achieved by reviewing all the referral letters, making direct
access to theatre lists possible and by teamwork and subspecialty
clinics.
- Urgent access in
gynaecology : when clinics are full,
and a GP wants a patient seen quickly, I encourage the GP to send
the patient as a ward attender.
- I have
encouraged the practice of
Evidence Based Medicine by making the
Cochrane database accessible in Delivery Suite.
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