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Emergency Gynaecology

Checked: 03-02-2025 by Vicky Ryan Next Review: 01-02-2027

Emergency Gynae Clinic - NBT

Please see the Emergency Gynaecology Clinic - Information for GPs.

All referrals are accepted via the Gynaecology ST1/2 on call. They are contactable via switchboard on 0117 9505050.

The Doctor on call will be able to give you the appointment time for your patient or discuss whether the patient needs to be admitted more urgently.

This is in addition to the Early Pregnancy Clinic.

Emergency Gynae Clinic - UHBW

St Michaels hospital offer an emergency gynae clinic that can be accessed via the SHO on call. Please see UHBW Gynaecology Emergency Clinic - information for GPs which includes inclusion and exclusion criteria.

Women must be referred to the Gynaecology registrar on-call on bleep 3378 at any time of day or night. The gynaecology registrar will assess suitability and allocate an appointment slot for the next available clinic time.

Please print out an appointment letter for the patient and detail the time and date of the appointment.

The gynaecology registrar taking the referral will inform you whether the patient will be having an ultrasound as part of their assessment. Please tick the relevant box on the letter.

Patients having an ultrasound scan should attend Ultrasound Department, Level E, St. Michael’s Hospital, Southwell Street, BS2 8EG at the given appointment time.

Patients not having an ultrasound scan should attend the Ward 78 reception desk on Level C at St. Michael’s Hospital, Southwell Street, BS2 8EG at the given appointment time.

This is in addition to the Early Pregnancy Clinic.

Gynaecology admissions

From Monday 3rd February 2025, GPs and Ambulance services will be able to refer patients to their closest or preferred hospital for emergency Gynaecology care on weekdays (from 8am Monday until 5pm Friday), by contacting the on-call registrar as described above.

On weekends (Friday to Monday) and bank holidays there will still be a 4 week rolling rota for emergency gynaecological admissions which will go to Southmead 1 weekend per month and on all other weekends, the admissions should go to St Michael’s.

The weekend / bank holiday rota to 8am Monday 29th December 2025 is as follows:

Bank Holidays

18^th April – UHBW open
21^st April – NBT open
5^th May – NBT open
26^th May – NBT open
25^th August – NBT open

Christmas 2025 to be confirmed

Weekend ‘Major’ Take

NBT major take dates until 8am Monday 29^th December 2025:

08:00 Friday 24^th to 08:00 Monday 27^th January
08:00 Friday 21^st to 08:00 Monday 24^th February
08:00 Friday 21^st to 08:00 Monday 24^th March
08:00 Friday 18^th to 08:00 Monday 21^st April
08:00 Friday 16^th to 08:00 Monday 19^th May
08:00 Friday 13^th to 08:00 Monday 16^th June
08:00 Friday 11^th to 08:00 Monday 14^th July
08:00 Friday 8^th to 08:00 Monday 11^th August
08:00 Friday 5^th to 08:00 Monday 8^th September
08:00 Friday 3^rd to 08:00 Monday 6^th October
08:00 Friday 31^st October to 08:00 Monday 3^rd November
08:00 Friday 28^th November to 08:00 Monday 1^st December
08:00 Friday 26^th - 08:00 Monday 29^th December

All other weekends throughout the above period to 29th December 2025 will be UHBW major take

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