Verulam Gynaecology Clinical Assessment and Treatment Service

Awards
• Regional finalist for the National Institute for Innovation and Improvement Health & Social Care Awards 2009
• National Finalist for the Primary Care Women's Health Forum Best Practice Awards October 2010
• We are a National Reference Centre for Primary Care Hysteroscopy and Endometrial Ablations

"Our patients from Harpenden receive an excellent service from the Gynae CATS at Colney Medical Centre, with short wait-times, a one-stop service and a highly professional clinical and administrative team. I have no doubt that our patients would benefit immensely from a similar high level of service being provided for Colposcopy through the Gynae CATS at Colney Medical Centre."

Dr. Dylan Phillips
MBBS BSc DRCOG DFFP
Vice Chairman STAHCOM Ltd &
GP Senior Partner,
The Elms Medical Practice,
Harpenden

"The success of our CATS services (and extension of a few, such as Gynaecology CATS developing a Colposcopy Service and the ENT CATS working to provide a Hearing Aid service) shows endorsement by members and the PCT in shifting care and resources from local acute services into the community…"

Dr. Roger Sage
BA MBBS MRCGP
Chairman STAHCOM Ltd &
GP Senior Partner,
Parkbury House Surgery,
St. Albans
(taken from STAHCOM Annual Report 2007-08)

"I am delighted to be able to support the Verulam Gynaecology CATS in delivering innovative, holistic one-stop gynaecology care to the patients of St. Albans & Harpenden.

Many aspects of traditional hospital care can be delivered better and more effectively within primary care, with GPs working closely with Consultant colleagues. In today's NHS, it is gratifying to see the primary and secondary care sector working together for the benefit of patients. This service demonstrates that, and I wish the service continuing success."

Dr. Sarah Jarvis
MA BM BCh  DRCOG MRCGP
General Practitioner &
Spokesperson on Women’s Health
Royal College of General Practitioners

“We are delighted that another PCT is taking gynaecological care into the community. Verulam Gynaecology CATS is able to offer patients a one-stop gynaecology clinic in primary care.

It is great that the CATS is planning primary care outpatient hysteroscopies and colposcopy, as these will be of enormous benefit to patients. We have been running a similar service for 3 years now, and can vouch for the benefit to patients. We wish the CATS every success!”

Dr. Anne Connolly General Practitioner Bradford, GPSI Gynaecology, GP Hysteroscopist & Sexual Health Lead	Dr. Sian Jones Consultant Gynaecologist Bradford Royal Infirmary & Immediate Past President of the British Society for Gynaecological Endoscopy
Dr. Siân Jones (L) and Dr. Anne Connolly (R) in a primary care theatre undertaking a NovaSure endometrial ablation under local anaesthetic.