Primary Care Gynaecology Service

This service provides specialist telephone and face to face consultations for patients with the following common conditions or treatment needs:

• Complex Menopause
• Irregular Bleeding
• Heavy Bleeding (menorrhagia)
• Pessary Insertion to relieve symptoms of vaginal prolapse
• Menstrual Disorders
• Cervical Polyp removal
• Vulval disorders including vulval biopsy

If you require our gynae service your GP will refer you following an initial consultation. Patients cannot self-refer into the service.

If you are already on a hospital waiting list for one of the conditions above, where necessary our team will be in touch to offer you an appointment with the Primary Care Gynaecology Service.

Initial consultations may take place over the telephone to assess your needs and consider any additional tests that may be required. After the initial review of your referral or following the telephone consultation, you may be offered a face-to-face appointment at one of the clinic locations below.

Warwickshire North

Chapel End Surgery
10 Camp Hill Road, Nuneaton CV10 0JH

Manor Court Surgery
Manor Court Avenue, Nuneaton, CV11 5HX

South Warwickshire

Alcester Health Centre
Fields Park Drive, Alcester, B49 6QR

Castle Medical Centre
22 Bertie Road, Kenilworth, CV8 1JP

Priory Medical Centre
Priory Road, Warwick CV34 4NA

Coventry

Central Medical Centre
42 Saint Paul’s Rd, Coventry CV6 5DF

Forrest Medical Centre
6 Prior Deram Walk, Coventry, CV4 8FT

Phoenix Family Care 
103 Leamington Road, Coventry, CV3 6GQ

Rugby

Beech Tree Medical Practice
Drover Close, Rugby, CV21 3HX

Brownsover Medical Centre
Bow Fell, Rugby CV21 1JF

To change your appointment, you can contact our admin hub on 01926 962716. You can also email us at swg-tr.gynaeserviceswarwickshire@nhs.net

Although the Primary Care Gynaecology Service is GP-led, this is a specialist service provided by GPs with additional gynaecology training and covers needs which can’t always be met during a standard GP consultation.

Yes. GPs delivering the Primary Care Gynaecology Service have undergone additional training to take on this role, including clinical experience of delivering gynaecology services. We also maintain close links with specialist consultants at our local hospitals.

In most cases, this service will be able to offer the treatment and ongoing support patients need within the community.

Although we can’t give an exact timeframe, the waiting times for the primary care service will be much shorter than being referred to hospital due to longer waiting lists following the pandemic.

Following triage by our GPs, if they feel that you require support from a hospital consultant you will be referred on to the hospital. We will communicate this onward referral to you via letter.

This is a GP-led service and most of the GPs involved will be from local practices. However, only those who have undertaken the required additional gynaecology training will be involved, and treatment will be provided in dedicated clinic sessions (even if based at your normal practice).

The outcomes of your visit to our clinic will be included in the clinical notes at your GPs practice, with your consent, so your GP will know what treatment you have received and any ongoing care that may be required once you have been discharged from our service.

The Primary Care Gynaecology Service is being run by the GP Federations across Coventry and Warwickshire. These federations are made up of local GP practices across the county and provide centralised services and support to help practices deliver the best possible care for our patients.

No. Although many of the clinicians running this service will be from local practices, any time dedicated to this service will be outside of their existing GP commitments. Running this service will not lead to a reduction in the amount of GP appointments at your local practice.