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BSUG in collaborating with Wellbeing of Women (WoW) have lunched WoW-BSUG Entry Level Scholarship

Latest Reports, Publications and Research Opportunities

Latest Reports, Publications and Research Opportunities

The BSUG family expressed their gratitude to Stella Rafferty for her outstanding and dedicated service.

 In recognition of her remarkable contributions to BSUG over the years, and following a highly successful Away Day on 24/02/2025, the BSUG family, led by Chair Mr. Pradhan and other executives, extended their heartfelt thanks to Stella for her hard work and dedication, wishing her a very happy retirement. While Stella will remain with BSUG for the next few weeks, 24/02/2025 marked her final Away Day.

The BSUG co-hosted a Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) leads event

 On the 18th December 2024 BSUG’s had the privilege of co-hosting a Perinatal Pelvic Health Service (PPHS) leads event with NHSE at Mary Ward House in London.
Attendance at the event was offered to three team members of PPHS from each ICB in the UK. 

Health Technology Wales has published new guidance on the use of robot-assisted benign gynaecological surgery.

 Follow this link to find out more

BSUG: Chair's newsletter, December 2024

New RCOG report reveals devastating impact of UK gynaecology care crisis on women and NHS staff

Urgent help for women currently on hospital waiting lists and long-term, sustainable funding to tackle the crisis is needed

A new report published today (18 November) by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) has revealed the true scale and impact of the UK’s gynaecology care crisis, with over three quarters of a million (763,694) women and people* currently waiting for months and years with serious gynaecological conditions.

Today the RCOG has published a new data dashboard on UK gynaecology waits.

Today the RCOG has published a new data dashboard on UK gynaecology waits. A huge thank you to all our Women’s Network members who have been involved in and supported this work in particular Emma, Saschan, Katie, Gochi, Neelam and Jagbir. The dashboard provides a comprehensive visualisation of the size, scale and nature of gynaecology waits for non-cancer hospital care, bringing together a range of publicly available datasets in one place for the first time.

Annual Scientific Update in Urogynaecology, Thursday 21 - Friday 22 November 2024

Reducing waiting times for gynaecology services

 RCOG Gynae waiting list project | Clinician surveys - BSUG members are asked to take part.

RIP Professor Stuart Stanton

We regret to inform BSUG members of the sad passing of Prof. Stuart Stanton, a pioneering figure in modern urogynaecology and founder of BSUG. Stuart was the founding father of BSUG and will be remembered as the distinguished leader both in the UK as well as internationally. He leaves behind a legacy of outstanding contributions to clinical practice and research.

Ranee Thakar BSUG lifetime achievement award

Ranee Thakar won the BSUG lifetime achievement award last year and formally received the prestigious accolade at the BSUG Annual scientific meeting this year. Miss Thakar, went on to deliver a fantastic lecture on the state of women's health and her own amazing journey.

BSUG: Welcomes new membership category - Allied Health Professionals

The British Society of Urogynaecology advocates and promotes the role of the multi-disciplinary team in the management of women with pelvic floor dysfunction, however until now, we have not had nurses, midwives, physiotherapists, allied health professionals and clinical scientists as members of the society. 

Professor Linda Cardozo OBE MB ChB MD FRCOG 15.09.50 - 21.09.23

Linda Cardozo, fondly known to everyone simply as Linda, was a force of nature who touched the lives of hundreds of doctors and thousands of patients. She was a passionate advocate of women’s health, a leader within urogynaecology, a gifted clinician and highly skilled surgeon, a mentor and a friend.

Publication for IP1747 Botulinum toxin injections into the urethral sphincter for idiopathic chronic non obstructive urinary retention

 The final guidance for Botulinum toxin injections into the urethral sphincter for idiopathic chronic non obstructive urinary retention (IP1747)

Published guidance and advice | Guidance | NICE

New point of care UTI tests not ready yet according to NICE

Newer point-of-care tests for UTIs that give faster and more accurate results including antibiotic sensitivities could improve outcomes and reduce the risk of antimicrobial resistance. NICE felt that the tests are in the early stages of development and research is still being done. Uncertainties in the current evidence mean it is difficult to assess the risks and benefits of early routine use in the NHS while further evidence is generated.

https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/hte7

We are very sorry to announce the death of BSUG member, Mr. Mohamed Rabeih Elghorori

 We are very sorry to announce the death of BSUG member, Mr. Mohamed Rabeih Elghorori, on November 19th, 2022, in Cambridgeshire.

As a Consultant Gynaecologist and Urogynaecologist, Mr. Elghorori’s passion was to ensure he was up to date with all innovative surgical interventions to support his patients and pass new skills to surgical staff training in the UK and Egypt.

New RCOG Policy statement on Pelvic floor Health

The RCOG have today released a policy statement encouraging a life course approach to women’s pelvic floor health.

New pelvic mesh complications elearning for GPs

A new programme to help GPs better understand pelvic mesh complications is now available through Health Education England elearning for healthcare.

For many women mesh surgery is trouble-free and leads to improvements in their condition. However, this is not the case for all and some women have experienced complications.