Hospital Specialists - gynaecologists

Most hospital consultants lead a team of doctors. Whilst in an ideal world you would see your consultant at every visit, in practice this is unlikely to happen. Other members of the consultant's team review your records before they see you and they know your consultant's plans for your management. Specialist doctors in training (senior house officers and registrars) may move from one consultant team to another every few months. Whenever appropriate, your consultant is consulted for advice.

It is no longer possible for the busy gynaecologist to undertake personally every aspect of your care. The specialist nurse can be trained to undertake many tasks including monitoring agreed protocols, undertaking some investigations such as post-coital tests (Q 9.22) and performing some treatments such as introducing hormone implants ( Q 28.6). The specialist nurse may have more time to counsel patients particularly about treatment protocols as well as other issues. Radiologists, ultrasonographers, embryologists and trained counsellors often have an essential input. Specialists welcome the presence of these skilled professionals in the team, as it ensures that their patients benefit fully from modern investigation and treatment.

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