[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Women's health   Direct link to the Women's health curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

• reference material relating to Obstetrics lecture July 2007. These are the lecture notes in Powerpoint (NB large file because of pictures) Below are the papers relating to the presentation.

  • Chickenpox guidelines

  • Chickenpox in pregnancy paper

    • Chickenpox flowchart for pregnant women

    • Chickenpox guideline for neonates

  • Pre-eclampsia protocol

  • Obstetric cholestasis

  • group B Strep infections in pregnant women

  • Group B strep paper

Relevant texts and resources

• ADLER MW. ABC of AIDS Diseases (5th edn) London: BMJ Books, 2001 ADLER MW. ABC of Sexually Transmitted Infections (5th edn) London: BMJ Books, 2004

• ANDREWS G (ed.). Women’s Sexual Health London: Baillière Tindall, 2005

• ANONYMOUS. Eating Disorders: core interventions in the treatment and management of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa and related eating disorders London: National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, 2004

• ANONYMOUS. Osteoporosis: clinical guidelines for prevention and treatment London: Royal College of Physicians, 1999

• BRAUDIE P AND TAYLOR P. ABC of Subfertility London: BMJ Books, 2004

• BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. The British National Formulary 50 London: BMJ Books, 2005

• CARTER Y, MOSS C, WEYMAN A (eds). RCGP Handbook of Sexual Health in Primary Care (2nd edn) London: RCGP, 2005

• CHAMBERLAIN G. ABC of Labour Care London: BMJ Books, 1999

• CHAMBERLAIN G. ABC of Antenatal Care (4th edn) London: BMJ Books, 2002

• CHAMBERS R, WAKLEY G, CHAMBERS S. Tackling Teenage Pregnancy: sex, culture and needs Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2000

• CHAMBERS R, WAKLEY G, JENKINS J. Demonstrating Your Competence 2: women’s health Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2004

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. The National Strategy for Sexual Health and HIV London: Department of Health, 2001

• DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH. Effective Sexual Health Promotion Toolkit: a toolkit for primary care trusts and others working in the field of promoting good sexual health and HIV prevention London: Department of Health, 2003

• EVERETT S. Handbook of Contraception and Reproductive Health London: Saunders, 2004

• GENERAL MEDICAL COUNCIL. Seeking Patients’ Consent: the ethical considerations London: General Medical Council, 2002

• GUILLEBAUD J. The Pill and Other Forms of Hormonal Contraception Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

• JENKINS JM, CORRIGAN L, CHAMBERS R. Infertility Matters in Healthcare Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2002

• JONES R, BRITTEN N, CULPEPPER L, et al. (eds). Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

• LATTHE M, BATH S, LATTHE PM (eds). Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Primary Care London: RCGP, 2003

• MCGUIRE W AND FOWLIE P. ABC of Preterm Birth London: BMJ Books, 2005

• MADGE S, MATTHEWS P, SINGH S, THEOBALD N. HIV in Primary Care London: Medical Foundation for AIDS and Sexual Health, 2004

• REES M AND PURDIE DW (eds). Management of the Menopause (3rd edn) Marlow: BMS Publications, 2003

• TRIGWELL P. Helping People with Sexual Problems – a practical approach for clinicians London: Elsevier Mosby, 2005

• TOMLINSON J. ABC of Sexual Health (2nd edn) London: BMJ Books, 2004

• WAKLEY G AND CHAMBERS R. Sexual Health Matters in Primary Care Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2001

• WAKLEY G, CUNNION M, CHAMBERS R. Improving Sexual Health Advice Oxford: Radcliffe Medical Press, 2003

• WARRELL D, COX TM, FIRTH JD, BENZ EJ (eds). Oxford Textbook of Medicine (4th edn) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

Web resources

• Breast Cancer Care www.breastcancercare.org.uk/Professionalresources

• Women’s Health 13 British Menopause Society www.the-bms.org

•  FPA Formerly the Family Planning Association, this is the only registered charity working to improve the sexual health and reproductive rights of all people throughout the UK. www.fpa.org.uk/

• Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists www.ffprhc.org.uk/

• Marie Stopes International UK This is the country’s leading reproductive healthcare charity. www.mariestopes.org.uk/

• Menopausematters.co.uk This is an independent, clinician-led website. www.menopausematters.co.uk

• Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists . www.rcog.org.uk/

• The Teenage Pregnancy Unit This is a cross-government unit located within the Department for Education and Skills that was set up to implement the Social Exclusion Unit’s report on teenage pregnancy. www.dfes.gov.uk/teenagepregnancy/

• Women’s Health Women’s Health provides health information on gynaecological health issues such as heavy bleeding, fibroids, hysterectomy, the menopause and HRT, pelvic inflammatory disease and ovarian problems. www.womenshealthlondon.org.uk