{"id":8057,"date":"2025-07-24T14:50:37","date_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:50:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/?p=8057"},"modified":"2025-07-24T14:55:01","modified_gmt":"2025-07-24T14:55:01","slug":"tackling-the-gynaecology-backlog-why-swift-action-is-essential-for-womens-health","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/is_is\/tackling-the-gynaecology-backlog-why-swift-action-is-essential-for-womens-health\/","title":{"rendered":"A\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 vanda \u00ed kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kningum: Af hverju skj\u00f3t vi\u00f0br\u00f6g\u00f0 eru nau\u00f0synleg fyrir heilsu kvenna"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>N\u00fdjustu ranns\u00f3knir s\u00fdna a\u00f0 bi\u00f0listar eftir t\u00edma hj\u00e1 kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6knum um allt Bretland hafa meira en tv\u00f6faldast fr\u00e1 febr\u00faar 2020. Heildarfj\u00f6ldi t\u00edma hj\u00e1 kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6knum nemur meira en \u00feremur fj\u00f3r\u00f0u millj\u00f3n (755.046), sem er fj\u00f6ldi sem hefur h\u00e6kka\u00f0 \u00far 360.400 r\u00e9tt fyrir heimsfaraldurinn.<\/p>\n<p>S\u00e9rfr\u00e6\u00f0ingar segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 ekki a\u00f0eins heilsufarslegt \u00e1hyggjuefni a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 \u00feessum t\u00f6fum heldur einnig \u201eefnahagsleg og f\u00e9lagsleg nau\u00f0syn\u201c, \u00fear sem \u00e1\u00e6tla\u00f0ur kostna\u00f0ur vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 me\u00f0h\u00f6ndla ekki konur me\u00f0 kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma sem fyrst er um 11 milljar\u00f0ar punda \u00e1 \u00e1ri.<\/p>\n<p>\u00dear sem bi\u00f0t\u00edmar eftir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kningum sem ekki eru krabbameinsl\u00e6knar halda \u00e1fram a\u00f0 vera langir hefur Konunglega f\u00e6\u00f0ingarl\u00e6knaf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 (Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists) kalla\u00f0 eftir br\u00fdnni a\u00f0sto\u00f0 og langt\u00edma, sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6rri fj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnun til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feau vandam\u00e1l sem kn\u00fdja \u00e1fram vaxandi bi\u00f0lista.<\/p>\n<p>N\u00fdjasta sk\u00fdrsla samtakanna s\u00fdndi a\u00f0 bi\u00f0listar eftir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kningum \u00ed Bretlandi hafa lengst um \u00feri\u00f0jung fr\u00e1 ni\u00f0urst\u00f6\u00f0um \u00feeirra \u00e1ri\u00f0 2022. Og \u00feeir vara vi\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 g\u00f6gnin fangi a\u00f0eins hluta af vandam\u00e1linu, \u00fear sem mun fleiri konur b\u00ed\u00f0a l\u00edklega eftir greiningarpr\u00f3fum til a\u00f0 sta\u00f0festa \u00e1stand sitt e\u00f0a eftir mikilv\u00e6gri eftirfylgni eftir fyrstu me\u00f0fer\u00f0ir.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 auki voru n\u00fdjar tilv\u00edsanir til kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mal\u00e6kninga \u00ed desember 2024 28% h\u00e6rri samanbori\u00f0 vi\u00f0 t\u00f6lur sem skr\u00e1\u00f0ar voru \u00ed mars 2020.<\/p>\n<p>\u00deeir segja a\u00f0 \u00fea\u00f0 s\u00e9 nau\u00f0synlegt a\u00f0 taka \u00e1 \u00feessu m\u00e1li tafarlaust fyrir l\u00edkamlega og andlega heilsu f\u00f3lks og l\u00edfsg\u00e6\u00f0i \u00feeirra, sem og \u00e1hrif \u00feess \u00e1 samf\u00e9lagi\u00f0 \u00ed heild.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd sk\u00fdrslunni er bent \u00e1 \u201eey\u00f0ileggjandi og vaxandi \u00e1hrif\u201c tafa \u00fear sem konur sem ver\u00f0a fyrir \u00e1hrifum \u00fej\u00e1st oft af \u201elangvinnum, lamandi verkjum\u201c og versnandi l\u00edkamlegum og andlegum heilsufarslegum einkennum. \u00dea\u00f0 hefur \u00e1hrif \u00e1 a\u00f0ra hluta heilbrig\u00f0iskerfisins \u00fear sem um 251.000 konur sem b\u00ed\u00f0a eftir t\u00edma \u00feurfa a\u00f0 m\u00e6ta \u00e1 br\u00e1\u00f0am\u00f3tt\u00f6ku vegna einkenna sinna.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c1 sama t\u00edma varpar \u00f6nnur sk\u00fdrsla, undir forystu NHS Confederation, lj\u00f3si \u00e1 v\u00ed\u00f0t\u00e6kari efnahagslegar aflei\u00f0ingar og \u00e1\u00e6tlar a\u00f0 fjarvistir af vinnusta\u00f0 vegna kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma eins og mikilla bl\u00e6\u00f0inga, legsl\u00edmuflakks, v\u00f6\u00f0vakvilla og eggjastokkabl\u00f6\u00f0ra kosti breska hagkerfi\u00f0 n\u00e6stum 11 milljar\u00f0a punda \u00e1rlega.<\/p>\n<p>Hvernig geta heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsmenn \u00fe\u00e1 stytt bi\u00f0t\u00edma eftir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3magreiningum og me\u00f0fer\u00f0um?<\/p>\n<p>Ranns\u00f3knarnefnd Bretlands (RCOG) hefur hvatt stj\u00f3rnv\u00f6ld um allt Bretland til a\u00f0 skuldbinda sig til langt\u00edmafj\u00e1rm\u00f6gnunar og innlei\u00f0a heildst\u00e6\u00f0ar a\u00f0fer\u00f0ir til a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma og heldur \u00fev\u00ed fram a\u00f0 sj\u00e1lfb\u00e6r fj\u00e1rfesting s\u00e9 mikilv\u00e6g til a\u00f0 \u201etryggja t\u00edmanlegan a\u00f0gang a\u00f0 um\u00f6nnun og koma \u00ed veg fyrir frekari versnun \u00e1 heilsufari kvenna\u201c.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 taka \u00e1 \u00feessu m\u00e1li eins flj\u00f3tt og au\u00f0i\u00f0 er er hluti af n\u00fdlega tilkynntri breytinga\u00e1\u00e6tlun r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnarinnar. H\u00fan er einnig hornsteinn samstarfssamnings NHS og sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6\u00f0a geirans, sem tilkynntur var um \u00ed jan\u00faar, og sem Vanguard Healthcare Solutions er a\u00f0ili a\u00f0.<\/p>\n<p>Hva\u00f0 er \u00fe\u00e1 veri\u00f0 a\u00f0 gera? A\u00f0 hagr\u00e6\u00f0a ferlum og bj\u00f3\u00f0a sj\u00faklingum upp \u00e1 \u00fej\u00f3nustu eins n\u00e1l\u00e6gt heimili s\u00ednu og m\u00f6gulegt er hefur reynst vel. Til d\u00e6mis hefur NHS Foundation Trust, kennslusj\u00fakrah\u00fas Warrington og Halton, reki\u00f0 ofurl\u00e6kningarstofur fyrir kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3ma sem eru haldnar um helgar, \u00fear sem ein-st\u00f6\u00f0va-l\u00edk\u00f6n draga \u00far \u00fe\u00f6rfinni fyrir eftirfylgnit\u00edma.<\/p>\n<p>Kennslusj\u00fakrah\u00fasin \u00ed Leeds, NHS Trust, hafa komi\u00f0 \u00e1 f\u00f3t heilsug\u00e6slust\u00f6\u00f0 fyrir konur \u00ed Leeds, sem veitir heimilisl\u00e6knum \u00fej\u00e1lfun, fr\u00e6\u00f0slu og stu\u00f0ning. Heimilisl\u00e6knar sem starfa \u00e1 st\u00f6\u00f0inni treysta n\u00fa \u00e1 a\u00f0 geta sinnt sj\u00faklingum sj\u00e1lfst\u00e6tt og \u00feetta stu\u00f0lar enn frekar a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma sj\u00fakrah\u00fasa. Mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0in hj\u00e1lpar ekki a\u00f0eins sj\u00faklingum a\u00f0 komast fyrr, heldur gerir h\u00fan \u00feeim einnig kleift a\u00f0 f\u00e1 um\u00f6nnun \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu n\u00e6r heimilinu.<\/p>\n<p>A\u00f0 auka getu til a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsmenn geti framkv\u00e6mt vi\u00f0b\u00f3tara\u00f0ger\u00f0ir \u2013 b\u00e6\u00f0i greiningar og me\u00f0fer\u00f0ar \u2013 er \u00f6nnur lausn.<\/p>\n<p>\u00cd \u00e1\u00e6tlun sinni um breytingar hefur r\u00edkisstj\u00f3rnin heiti\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 \u00fer\u00f3a fleiri greiningarmi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var og skur\u00f0stofur \u00ed samf\u00e9laginu. Me\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 skapa aukna kl\u00edn\u00edska getu hratt og \u00f6rugglega g\u00e6tu \u00feessar mi\u00f0st\u00f6\u00f0var veri\u00f0 lykillinn a\u00f0 \u00fev\u00ed a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00feetta mikilv\u00e6ga m\u00e1l me\u00f0 g\u00f3\u00f0um \u00e1rangri, segir Simon Squirrell, vi\u00f0skiptastj\u00f3ri Vanguard Healthcare Solutions \u00ed Bretlandi:<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201eSem stofnun sem einbeitir s\u00e9r eing\u00f6ngu a\u00f0 heilbrig\u00f0is\u00fej\u00f3nustu og a\u00f0sto\u00f0ar heilbrig\u00f0isstarfsmenn vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 finna bestu lei\u00f0ina til a\u00f0 takast \u00e1 vi\u00f0 \u00fe\u00e6r \u00e1skoranir sem \u00feeir standa frammi fyrir \u00ed hva\u00f0a s\u00e9rgrein sem er, vitum vi\u00f0 hversu mikilv\u00e6gt \u00fea\u00f0 er a\u00f0 skapa lausnir sem hafa bein \u00e1hrif \u00e1 um\u00f6nnun sj\u00faklinga \u2013 og a\u00f0 gera \u00fea\u00f0 flj\u00f3tt.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201eVi\u00f0 h\u00f6fum s\u00e9\u00f0 f\u00e6ranlegar og einingabygg\u00f0ar heilbrig\u00f0isr\u00fdmi okkar \u2013 allt fr\u00e1 leiksk\u00f3lum til deilda, l\u00e6knastofa og greiningarstofa \u2013 n\u00e1 gr\u00ed\u00f0arlegum \u00e1rangri \u00ed a\u00f0 stytta bi\u00f0t\u00edma \u00e1 \u00f6llum s\u00e9rgreinum, \u00fear \u00e1 me\u00f0al kvensj\u00fakd\u00f3mafr\u00e6\u00f0i.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201eN\u00fdlega hefur Park View-a\u00f0sta\u00f0an \u00e1 Southmead-sj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu, sem upphaflega var sett upp til a\u00f0 a\u00f0sto\u00f0a vi\u00f0 endurb\u00e6tur, reynst svo vel vi\u00f0 a\u00f0 auka afkastagetu a\u00f0 h\u00fan hefur veri\u00f0 \u00e1fram \u00e1 sta\u00f0num og er n\u00fa notu\u00f0 til vi\u00f0b\u00f3tar \u2013 s\u00e9rstaklega \u00ed \u00fevagf\u00e6raskur\u00f0l\u00e6kningum og brj\u00f3staa\u00f0ger\u00f0um. \u00c1 h\u00e1sk\u00f3lasj\u00fakrah\u00fasinu \u00ed Milton Keynes hefur Vanguard-lausn hj\u00e1lpa\u00f0 \u00feeim a\u00f0 auka dagsj\u00fakraflutninga um 11%.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201e\u00deegar ma\u00f0ur stendur frammi fyrir fl\u00f3knum \u00e1skorunum er stundum mikilv\u00e6gt a\u00f0 hrinda skapandi lausnum \u00ed framkv\u00e6md.\u201c<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1080\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8059\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9.png 1080w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/www.vanguardhealthcare.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Untitled-design-9-12x12.png 12w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px\" \/><\/figure><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Latest research shows that waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020. The total equates to more than three-quarters of a million (755,046) women's health appointments, a number that has risen from 360,400 just before the pandemic. 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