Survey of colposcopy service provided by genito-urinary medicine in England and Wales.
OBJECTIVE
To investigate the expansion of colposcopy services within genito-urinary medicine (GUM) in England and Wales since 1985.


METHODS
Data collected by postal and verbal communication from 189 genito-urinary medicine clinics in England and Wales in January 1990.


METHODS
Consultant and junior genito-urinary physicians practising colposcopy.


METHODS
Number of clinics providing colposcopy service; indication for colposcopy, treatment facilities available, waiting lists and training opportunities, compared with that in 1985.


RESULTS
Of the 189 genito-urinary medicine clinics contacted, 60 provided a colposcopy service and 55 of these returned completed questionnaires. There has been a 67% increase in the number of colposcopies in use and over 50% of clinics have the facilities to treat cervical pathology. Waiting lists were minimal for both examination and treatment. Both men and women are examined with the colposcope for a variety of indications. At present, 52% of career grade GUM physicians practise colposcopy compared to 24% in 1985 and 94% of senior registrars compared with 42% in 1985 were in training or trained in colposcopy.
Williams
O
O
University Department of Genito-Urinary Medicine, Royal Liverpool Hospital, UK.
Bodha
M
M
Hicks
D
D
Alawattegama
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D003127:Colposcopy / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D004739:England; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D014573:Urology Department, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D002577:Uterine Cervical Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014686:Venereology; D014850:Waiting Lists; D014852:Wales; D016526:Workload