{"id":5201,"date":"2019-02-28T12:55:33","date_gmt":"2019-02-28T12:55:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/?p=5201"},"modified":"2021-03-01T15:22:18","modified_gmt":"2021-03-01T15:22:18","slug":"audit-of-2-week-wait-referrals-to-the-gynecology-department-in-district-general-hospital-and-investigating-patient-awareness-of-the-reasons-and-importance-behind-the-referral-2018","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2019\/02\/28\/audit-of-2-week-wait-referrals-to-the-gynecology-department-in-district-general-hospital-and-investigating-patient-awareness-of-the-reasons-and-importance-behind-the-referral-2018\/","title":{"rendered":"Audit of 2-week wait referrals to the Gynecology Department in District General Hospital and investigating patient awareness of the reasons and importance behind the referral (2018)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Type of publication:<\/strong><br \/>\nConference abstract<\/p>\n<p><strong>Author(s):<\/strong><br \/>\nWilkinson M.; *Sahu B<\/p>\n<p><strong>Citation:<\/strong><br \/>\nBJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dec 2018; vol. 125 ; p. 48<\/p>\n<p><strong>Abstract:<\/strong><br \/>\nIntroduction Two-week wait referrals to gynecology services are at a premium with pressure on numbers. Referrals can be inappropriate. Patients are often unaware the appointment is for suspected cancer. Methods Two-week wait referrals were examined during a six month period. The gynecologist in clinic collected data. Patients were asked about their 2-week wait referral, gauging awareness around their referral. Clinical symptoms and signs were compared to those in referral. Appropriateness of the referral was assessed by symptoms fitting the 2-week wait criteria or clinical findings on referral not consistent with the presenting symptoms and findings in clinic. Results A total of 172 patients were referred under the 2-week wait criteria; mean age was 58 years, range (17-95). Referrals were from 50 separate primary care practices. Suspected cancer referrals were composed of 111 endometrial, 15 ovarian, 22 cervical, 15 vulva\/vaginal and 9 of mixed pathology. There was awareness of referral for cancer in 90 cases (52%), awareness of \"2-week wait\" in 124 cases (72%) and aware that the appointment could be at either hospital within the trust in 96 cases (56%). The referral was considered appropriate for 2-week wait referral in 123 (72%) of cases. Conclusion The majority of patients were referred correctly. A wide range of pathologies was seen. A significant number could have been referred as routine referrals or advice requested. Patient awareness of it being a referral due to suspected cancer was poor with better appreciation of the urgency of referral.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/obgyn.onlinelibrary.wiley.com\/doi\/full\/10.1111\/1471-0528.15493\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Link to full-text<\/a> [NHS OpenAthens account required]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Type of publication: Conference abstract Author(s): Wilkinson M.; *Sahu B Citation: BJOG: An International Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology; Dec 2018; vol. 125 ; p. 48 Abstract: Introduction Two-week wait referrals to gynecology services are at a premium with pressure<span class=\"ellipsis\">&hellip;<\/span><\/p>\n<div class=\"read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/2019\/02\/28\/audit-of-2-week-wait-referrals-to-the-gynecology-department-in-district-general-hospital-and-investigating-patient-awareness-of-the-reasons-and-importance-behind-the-referral-2018\/\">Read more <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Audit of 2-week wait referrals to the Gynecology Department in District General Hospital and investigating patient awareness of the reasons and importance behind the referral (2018)<\/span><span class=\"meta-nav\"> &#8250;<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<p><!-- end of .read-more --><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"content-type":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[200],"tags":[768,507,986,824],"class_list":["post-5201","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-staff-publication","tag-768","tag-gynaecology","tag-obstetrics-and-gynaecology","tag-referrals"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5201"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5260,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5201\/revisions\/5260"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5201"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5201"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.library.sath.nhs.uk\/research\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5201"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}