British Society of Urogynaecology

This subcommittee provides all members a means of collecting data for all prolapse and incontinence surgery. This national database is useful for all clinicians and patients to compare and inform outcomes.

This subcommittee helps colleagues achieve the BSUG Accreditation and also provides Medico-legal opinion, if members have been trained in expert report writing. Thirty one units are now BSUG accredited.

This subcommittee, has responsibility for the BSUG website, Patient Information, aides for clinicians and information pertaining to Consent Aside from studying the latest evidence to ensure we report best practice and data, the subcommittee, ensures patient information is directed at the patient by undertaking an assessment styled on the 'Plain English Campaign' followed by a public consultation on draft documents prior to publishing the final version.

This subcommittee strives to improve standards of training and assessment in urogynaecology. Liaising with the relevant RCOG committees on matters pertaining to urogynaecology advanced training modules and subspecialty training in urogynaecology has been developed. The team has also set up a multi-disciplinary urodynamic training accreditation with urologists, physiotherapists, continence advisers, medical physicists and others.

This committee promotes urogynaecology research in the UK. There has been collaboration with the UK Comprehensive Research Network (UKCRN) national trials portfolio and pelvic floor clinical studies group, towards developing new protocols.

This subcommittee organises meetings and training opportunities. There is the annual meeting, held jointly with the RCOG, in addition to other meetings, including meetings on sexual dysfunction, a surgical masterclass and obstetric pelvic floor injury.

This subcommittee represents the junior doctors with an interest in Urogynaecology and amongst other things organises meetings for junior doctors who have an interest in urogynaecology.