Community Gynaecology Services leaflet 419.3 KB

Greenwich Community
Health Services
Community
Gynaecology
Services
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Community
gynaecology services
Many women’s health problems can be helped without the need to be
referred to hospital. If your symptoms are not serious and do not require
surgery, you can be seen for diagnosis and treatment by our specialist
Contraception and Sexual Health (CASH) team.
What we can help with
A wide range of symptoms and conditions can be assessed and treated.
We have an ultrasound machine and can take swabs and samples – these
are sent to the hospital for checking.
We commonly see and help women with:
• Heavy or painful periods
• Premenstrual syndrome (PMS/PMT)
• Problems with the menstrual (monthly) cycle which cause other medical
conditions to get worse, ie migraines
• Advice and treatment for the menopause
• Irregular or abnormal bleeding (unless your GP suspects something
serious)
• Assessment of fertility (difficulty becoming pregnant)
• Hormone imbalance
• Pain in the abdomen or pain or difficulty having sex
• Pain or itching in the vagina or vulva (skin outside the vagina)
• ‘Lost’ IUD (coil)
• Help with prolapse (lump in the vagina).

How to access the service
Your GP will contact the Greenwich Referral Management Service, a
specialist team who manage referrals to other health services, who will
contact you to arrange your appointment. They will give you a choice of
available appointments to choose from.
When and where can I be seen?
The CASH team offer community gynaecology services from Tuesday to
Friday, during the day and in the evening, with clinics in Woolwich, Eltham
and Greenwich. See overleaf for clinic locations and contact information.
What will happen at your visit?
You will be seen by an experienced doctor or nurse and any tests or scans
that you need, will be performed in the clinic during your appointment time.
There will be a chance for you to ask questions at your appointment. You may
like to write these down beforehand and keep them handy.
You may be given a follow up appointment or asked to return to the clinic for
test results or further treatment. Depending on the tests and/or treatment,
we may be able to give you results or follow up with you over the phone.
The doctor or nurse will discuss this with you at your appointment. In some
instances, we may have to refer you to a hospital gynaecologist. This can
be arranged at the hospital of your choice.
Your GP will need to provide any medicines
or treatment that we recommend and we will
write to them to ensure that they are
fully informed.

Where to find us
Market Street Health Centre
16-20 Market Street
Woolwich, SE18 6QR
Phone: 020 8301 8951
Web: www.oxleas.nhs.uk
Travelling by bus? The 51, 53, 54,
122, 161, 178, 244, 291, 386 & 469
stop nearby.
Community Gynaecology clinics
are also run at:
Vanbrugh Hill Health Centre
Vanbrugh Hill, London, SE10 9HQ
Travelling by bus? The 129, 177,
180, 286, 188, 386 and 422
stop nearby.
The closest train station is Maze Hill.
Bungalow 3
Wensley Close, Eltham, SE9 5AB
Travelling by bus? The B15, B16,
124, 132, 161, 162, 286 and 314
stop nearby.
The closest train station is Eltham.
Your opinion matters to us
We are committed to providing the highest standards of care, so we welcome
your views on the services we provide. If you would like to comment, make
a suggestion or make a complaint, please speak to the doctor or nurse
or ask to speak to the team manager. You can email the team manager at
fiona.dickson@nhs.net. You may also like to speak to our Patient Advice
and Liaison Service (PALS) by ringing the freephone number on 0800 917 7159.
Confidentiality
All our staff are required to abide by a strict code of conduct on confidentiality.
We will only share information with those who need to know in order to provide
good quality care. Occasionally there may be exceptions to this, for example
to support a clinical audit or to monitor the quality of care provided. We will
usually discuss this with you beforehand.
MARCH 2012