title: Menopause and urogynaecology service standards: a UK consultant-based questionnaire survey of RCOG recommendations.
abstract: A postal questionnaire of UK consultant obstetricians and gynaecologists was performed to evaluate the number of hospitals which met the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists recommended standards for urogynaecology and menopause services. A total of 359 responses were analysed. Sixty-four percent of the consultants worked in units with direct referral systems from primary care continence services, while 63% of the consultants worked in units without a dedicated menopause clinic integrated with other women's health facilities. Most of the criteria assessed for clinical service standards in these fields are not met.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, St Mary's Hospital, Imperial Healthcare NHS Trust, London, UK. sunitasharmanph@aol.com
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Pitkin
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Louca
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D019983:Guideline Adherence; D006176:Gynecology / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008593:Menopause; D017410:Practice Guidelines as Topic; D012955:Societies, Medical; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D006113:United Kingdom; D014572:Urology / Q000592:standards