Improving Women’s Sexual and Reproductive Health in a Psychiatric Inpatient Setting Quality Improvement Project: Development and Implementation of a Women’s Physical Health Clinic in a Psychiatric Hospital in North London
Aims: Following a pre-clinical survey of psychiatric female inpatients, it was highlighted that they found it challenging to access obstetric, gynaecological and sexual health investigations and management. It was also found that mental healthcare professionals in the same psychiatric unit had limit...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Cambridge University Press
2025-06-01
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| Series: | BJPsych Open |
| Online Access: | https://www.cambridge.org/core/product/identifier/S2056472425103712/type/journal_article |
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| Summary: | Aims: Following a pre-clinical survey of psychiatric female inpatients, it was highlighted that they found it challenging to access obstetric, gynaecological and sexual health investigations and management. It was also found that mental healthcare professionals in the same psychiatric unit had limited knowledge and awareness of women’s physical health issues. The aim of this QI project were to develop and establish a monthly women’s physical health clinic (WPHC) on an inpatient psychiatric hospital site, offering assessment, investigation and treatment by obstetricians and gynaecologists. |
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| ISSN: | 2056-4724 |