The verdict is out - GPs hate women

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c23v42jdle7o

The report in full: https://publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm5901/cmselect/cmwomeq/337/report.html

"clear lack of awareness and understanding of women's reproductive health conditions among primary healthcare practitioners"

I'm not really sure what the logical conclusion to these findings are... Just refer all women with almost any potential gynae issue to a gynaecologist? Because we (and primary care practitioners, whoever the fuk they are) don't seem to know about gynaecological issues and minimise them.

It couldn't possibly be due to an almost non-functional secondary care gynaecology system, could it? If they want me to refer every adolescent with menstrual pain for MRI and laparoscopy then so be it; just don't be surprised when waiting lists swell from 2 years to 5.

Unless the increased training we're all going to be forced into doing and demonstrating at appraisal every year involves "how to do a laparoscopy in a 10 minute appointment", I really don't know what the solutions are.

One solution proposed is "women's health hubs". An entire section dedicated to this wonderful idea. Just one problem - who the hell staffs them?

A 90 page report could have been summarised in a single sentence: we need more gynaecologists. But that wouldn't have given the report authors months of work and a feeling of self importance.

Are we heading to an american system where every woman has "my gyno"? Sounds like it's what the report wants, but the NHS can't afford