Pelvic floor services in the UK need to change. Urgent action is needed to address inequalities in care and improve outcomes for people with pelvic floor disorders.
A new report, ‘Seizing the opportunity to improve patient care: Pelvic Floor services in 2021 and beyond’ exposes significant shortcomings in the care of patients with pelvic floor disorders in the UK. It provides national and local recommendations to improve healthcare services and highlights six key areas for change:
- Empowering, educating patients
- Making use of technology
- Integrating expertise
- Looking again at surgical procedures
- Making the most of teams
- Considering collaborations
View & Download the Report
Pelvic floor services in the UK need to change. Urgent action is needed to address inequalities in care and improve outcomes for people with pelvic floor disorders.
A new report, ‘Seizing the opportunity to improve patient care: Pelvic Floor services in 2021 and beyond’ exposes significant shortcomings in the care of patients with pelvic floor disorders in the UK. It provides national and local recommendations to improve healthcare services and highlights six key areas for change:
- Empowering, educating patients
- Making use of technology
- Integrating expertise
- Looking again at surgical procedures
- Making the most of teams
- Considering collaborations
View & Download the Report
Read the report in full
Forewords
Letter from the report authors
Executive summary
Full list of recommendations
Introduction: The reality
Chapter A: Awareness and education
Chapter B: Technology-enabled care
Chapter C: Integration of expertise
Chapter D: Surgery procedures and premises
Chapter E: Utilising human resources
Chapter F: Novel approaches to freeing up resources
Appendices
List of abbreviations
List of continence patient organisations and charities in the UK