The PCDS website has advice on diagnosis and management of a variety of vulval skin conditions that are listed on the Genital Conditions - and overview page.
There are also specific pages on the following conditions:
This guidance on general care of the vulval skin was produced by Caroline Overton, Consultant Obstetrician & Gynecologist, St Michael's Hospital, UHBristol.
Please always refer to the BNSSG Joint Formulary for the latest prescribing guidance.
Patients with unexplained vulval lump, ulceration or bleeding should be referred via the Gynaecology 2WW pathway.
Both NBT and UHBW (St Michael's Hospital) have specialist vulval skin clinics. However, GPs are unable to refer directly to these clinics. Patients should initially be referred to the General Gynaecology clinic via eRS and, if required, they will be then be referred internally.
Alternatively, consider obtaining gynaecology advice and guidance via eRS
Patients with suspected genital infections can self -refer to Unity. See the Sexual Health Guidelines and Referral page on Remedy.
Efforts are made to ensure the accuracy and agreement of these guidelines, including any content uploaded, referred to or linked to from the system. However, BNSSG ICB cannot guarantee this. This guidance does not override the individual responsibility of healthcare professionals to make decisions appropriate to the circumstances of the individual patient, in consultation with the patient and/or guardian or carer, in accordance with the mental capacity act, and informed by the summary of product characteristics of any drugs they are considering. Practitioners are required to perform their duties in accordance with the law and their regulators and nothing in this guidance should be interpreted in a way that would be inconsistent with compliance with those duties.
Information provided through Remedy is continually updated so please be aware any printed copies may quickly become out of date.