About the Primary Care Gynaecology Service (PCGS)

The Primary Care Gynaecology Service (PCGS) has been commissioned by Coventry & Warwickshire ICB, to help tackle the long waits currently facing some patients referred to secondary care

The service is being provided by the Integrated Primary Care (IPC) on behalf of the four GP Federations working in partnership across Coventry and Warwickshire

The PGCS will provide a single point of access for routine gynaecology conditions and treatments where these cannot be met within individual practices

Use of the service requires a completed Data Sharing Agreement (see link below)

Please see link here for a data sharing agreement (DSA) for you to review and sign to enable use of the new Primary Care Gynaecology Service

Referrals:

Please forward a standard referral form detailing the appropriate clinical problem (see inclusion criteria)

Referrals can only be received through ERS and practices can find our service using the Organisation: PRIMARY CARE EXTENDED HOURS Y05168

We recommend all referrals are sent via eRS as they will be clinically triaged to make sure they are suitable for our service

Once accepted, patients will be offered telephone or face-to-face appointments at one of the various locations across Warwickshire.

Our current wait time is 60 days

Inclusion criteria:

• Menorrhagia (heavy bleeding)
• Irregular bleeding
• Complex menopause  (please submit referral with a recent blood test)
• Pessary insertion to relieve the symptoms of vaginal prolapse if ring pessary failed in practice.
• Failed IUD coil insertion or removal in practice
• Failed Nexplanon removal / insertion in practice – implants must be palpable, not deep
• Vulval disorders – (including vulval biopsies)
• Cervical polyp removal

Exclusion criteria:

• Two week wait referrals
• Suspected cancer 

Current Locations:

• Warwickshire North: Manor Court Surgery Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton, CV11 5HX
• South Warwickshire:  Castle Medical Centre, 22 Bertie Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1JP 
• Coventry :  Forrest Medical Centre 6 Prior Deram Walk, Coventry, CV4 8FT                     
• Coventry:   Phoenix Family Care, 103 Leamington Road, Coventry, CV3 6GQ
• Rugby:  Beech Tree Medical Practice,Health & Wellbeing Centre, Drover House, Drover Close, Rugby, Warwickshire, CV21 3HX

Contact:

Email:  swg-tr.gynaeserviceswarwickshire@nhs.net

Telephone: 01926 962716