Preparing to attend

Look up the patients before you arrive using clinical portal.

Gynaecology clinics start at 9am and 1pm. Make sure you arrive early, before the clinic starts.

Revise ‘How to do a Pelvic Examination’

When you arrive

Introduce yourself to the reception staff and the nurses, say you are here to sit in with the gyneacology doctor. Ask where you should wait.

In clinic, there are Green sheets that have a template for taking a history from new patients. Ask the nurses where these sheets are kept. Always carry one with you so you’ll be ready to take a history if the opportunity arises.

When the doctor arrives, introduce yourself. Say that you have looked up the cases and what you were hoping to get out of the clinic.

What you might be able to do from the logbook

• Conduct a speculum/bimanual examination/swabs/smear

• Assessment of clinical conditions eg Heavy Menstrual Bleeding, Incontinence (See Page 8-9)

Other opportunities to look out for

• Interpret Pelvic USS report

• Learn how to explain findings eg Adenomyosis, Fibroids