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AGUM was a specialist medical society that provided advice and support for doctors practising genitourinary medicine in the United Kingdom. On Friday, 21st November 2003 it merged with the Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD) to form the British Association of Sexual Health and HIV (BASHH).
"AGUM - how it started" by Dr Peter Watson (Former AGUM Secretary)
Public Contents
Private Contents (BASHH members only)
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GUM Service Specification
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- KC60 Changes (Sept 2002) and Waiting Time Notes (Sept 2002)
Minor changes only, since major changes technically too difficult at present. Negotiations have taken months to get to these "agreed" changes! See the 'Q & A' section for the rationale behind the changes. Note particularly a waiting time section at the end, plus the accompanying notes.
- Patient Satisfaction Questionnaire (Jul 2002)
The politically astute of you out there will realise that a Patient Satisfaction Survey is useful in case your clinic is ever visited in a Peer Review, as well as being good for your appraisal file! This example is courtesy of Dr Maw in Belfast.
- AGUM/MSSVD Health Select Committee submission (Jun 2002)
Evidence submitted to the Health Select Committee Inquiry on the National Sexual Health and HIV Strategy. This document contains a lot of useful facts needed by GUM consultants to back their demands/submissions when pleading for more staff, facilities and funds.
- Access survey (Jun 2002)
A rapid survey via the regional reps in March 2002 prior to the meeting with Yvette Cooper. The MS Excel spreadsheet formatting with its additional pages (across the bottom) and drop down menus (in yellow) allows the data to be viewed in different ways.
- Speciality Specific Standards for Consultants in GU Medicine (Dec 01)
"The Royal College of Physicians have asked each medical specialty to produce 2 specialty specific standards which can be used to assess the performance of individual consultants as part of the consultant revalidation process. For GU Medicine, the joint MSSVD/AGUM Clinical Effectiveness Group, has produced these standards on behalf of the Royal College of Physicians Joint Specialty Committee for GUM. The RCP GUM Committee has ratified these standards. The CEG have commissioned guidelines on the taking of a sexual history, and the offering of an HIV antibody test, in order to support these standards with recommendations of current good practice. It is hoped that these guidelines will be produced later in 2002".
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Postgraduate Training
- Curriculum for SpRs - generic (Apr 03)
Curriculum for SpRs - gum (Apr 03)
"News from the SAC in Genitourinary Medicine: the new curriculum has been approved by the Specialist Training Authority (STA) and came into effect 1 January 2003 . All Specialist Registrars appointed after this date must follow the new curriculum.
- Genitourinary Medicine SAC Newsletter (Apr 03)
The SAC has produced a newsletter specifically aimed at Regional Specialty Advisors and Specialist Registrars, but it may also be of interest to anyone involved in the training of Specialist Registrars.
- Curriculum in Genitourinary Medicine (Jul 2001)
"This is now the finalised curriculum. It is likely to be approved by the Specialist Training Authority (STA) in February 2002 after which it will be compulsory. However it is recommended that all newly appointed SpRs follow this curriculum as from now." Dr Janet Wilson, Chair of SAC in GU Medicine.
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Peer Review Process
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RCP Workforce Unit Census
Part-time Working - The Government has introduced a new scheme to enable more hospital doctors to work part-time for a defined period: it applies to doctors in training, and career grade doctors. It is of particular relevance to those wishing to reduce commitments prior to retirement. There is a variable amount of funding available to Trusts. For further information contact your Trust or Dr Karen Rogstad, Workforce Officer.
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Clinical Effectiveness Group
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Public Health
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Clinical Guidelines
- Intimate Examinations in GUM Clinics (Nov 2003)
This guidance for intimate examinations by medical staff in GUM settings is based on the GMC intimate examinations document. It was written by Dr Rogstad on behalf of the RCP Joint Speciality Committee on Genitourinary Medicine and has been endorsed by the Royal College of Physicians, London.
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V15 Transfer Cards
- V15 Transfer Card
MS Word97 File (33kb). Can be edited to individual requirements. Printing on both sides of an A4-sized card will provide two copies per page.
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Health Service Circulars from DoH
Additional Health Circulars are available from Department of Health website. Use its search facility to find documents related to 'HIV' or 'AIDS'.
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Contributions from Member & Guests
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AGUM Private Archive
[NB These files are available to BASHH members only]
AGUM Statements and Minutes
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Clinical KC60 Coding
The revised KC60 codes have now received DoH approval and should be used for coding as from 1st January 2003.
- A man/woman who wants a 'check-up for everything.' Examination, STD screen and HIV tests are all negative.
S2, D3 A male patient who attends with a urethral discharge. Gonorrhoea is identified but chlamydia LCR is negative. Declines an HIV test. Given amoxicillin/probenecid plus doxycycline.
S1, B1, C4E, P1B A homosexual man who has a full screen including HIV test (all negative) and has his first hepatitis B vaccination.
S2, P2
- A 98 year old afro-caribbean referred by his GP with positive STS. Declines screening and an HIV test. Not sexually active for >30 years.
A6, P1B
- A 16 year old girl attends for the morning-after pill. Has full screening & HIV test (seronegative) and is found to have chlamydial infection and genital warts.
P3, S2, C4A, C11A
- An intravenous drug user who attends for STD & HIV screening (all negative) and is found to have hepatitis C infection. Accepts hepatitis B
"NHS treatment of overseas visitors"
According to information from the DoH, there are two documents on this topic
- "NHS treatment of overseas visitors - manual of guidance. crown copyright 1988" - an ancient document, running to 53 pages
- "Are you visiting the UK?" - a four-page leaflet called dated Feb 2002 in PDF format which can
be found at http:// www.doh.gov.uk/overseasvisitors
"If you have seen the overseas visitors website, you will no doubt have seen how sketchy the information is on HIV/AIDS, and STIs in general. The only guidance currently out in the Trusts is along the lines of the following:
Access to NHS hospital treatment is free for people who live in the UK and is not based on British nationality or the past or present payment of National Insurance contributions or UK taxes. Under the current Regulations visitors to the UK may be liable to pay for NHS hospital treatment.
The Regulations also provide that certain people and certain services are not subject to charges these will include treatment of sexually transmitted diseases but in the case of services which relate to HIV/AIDS only the initial test and counselling is free. People not eligible for free hospital treatment are required to pay the full costs of any HIV treatment beyond the initial test and counselling."
This information was provided by Mike Harris, Overseas Visitors & RTA Policy Manager, tel: 0113 2545819
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BASHH Merger
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