Colposcopy in genitourinary medicine clinics.

Accessibility of genitourinary medicine clinics.

OBJECTIVES to examine and compare the accessibility and acceptability of a range of genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics. DESIGN five GUM clinics representing different types of locations in the West Midlands Region were selected. All patients attending over the sampling period were included, with data collected by anonymous self completed questionnaire. RESULTS 297 completed questionnaires...

Workload in genitourinary medicine clinics in England.

Work loads in venereal disease--sexually transmitted disease (STD)--genitourinary medicine (GUM) clinics have risen greatly in recent years. The increase in viral infections which are more difficult and time consuming to manage than those caused by bacteria and the higher expectations and demands of patients have combined to increase workloads more than the case figures indicate. This prompted ...

Doctor time requirement for patient consultation in genitourinary medicine clinics.

Hepatitis B vaccination schedules in genitourinary medicine clinics.

OBJECTIVES To compare two vaccination schedules in delivering hepatitis B vaccine to at-risk genitourinary medicine clinic attenders. SETTING Genitourinary medicine clinic of St Thomas' Hospital, London, UK. METHODS Two vaccination protocols were compared. Between January 1991 and December 1992, individuals had doses of recombinant hepatitis B vaccine at 0, 1 and 6 months (standard). From J...

The choice of microscopes for use in genitourinary medicine clinics.

The current wide choice of microscopes and the use of the microscope as a diagnostic tool is discussed. The formation of images and the aberrations which occur with lenses and the ways in which these are corrected are described. The functions of eye pieces and illuminating systems are presented. The requirements for microscopes in every day use, research microscopes and portable microscopes are...