British Co-operative Clinical Group (BCCG)
The British Co-operative Clinical Group (BCCG) was established in 1951 "for the immediate purpose of collecting information concerning the venereal diseases from case records available in this country" (British Journal of Venereal Diseases 1952; 28: 101). Subsequently the wider range of clinical presentations has been accompanied by a change in name and role of clinics in the specialty and, as a consequence, a wider range of interest for the BCCG.
The group conducts studies involving all the Genito-urinary Medicine clinics in the UK . Studies are co-ordinated by the Honorary Secretary through a network of regional representatives all of whom are consultants in Genito-urinary Medicine. Epidemiologists from the Health Protection Agency Communicable Disease Surveillance Centre (CDSC) belong to the BCCG and bring their expertise to the design and analysis of various studies. In recent years the group has collaborated with other organisations on some research projects.
Members of BCCG
Philip Kell (Chair) Andrew Nayagam, Benjamin Goorney, Carolyn Thompson, Celia Skinner, Chris Carne, Cindy Sethi, Damitha Edirisinghe, David Daniels, David Rowen, Kanagaratnam Sivakumar, Elizabeth Foley, Eric Monteiro, Gurdeep Singh, Helen Ward, Jackie Cassell, Karen Rogstad, Mayur Chauhan, Mia Huengsberg, Noreen Desmond, Peter Greenhouse, Sasikala Rajamanoharan, Wallace Dinsmore, Kathir Yoganathan.
Recent Papers
Willcox J, Huengsberg M, Kell P on behalf of the British Co-operative Clincal Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. Contraceptive provision in the genito-urinary medicine clinics in the United Kingdom Int J STD and AIDS 2007; 18(2):123-5.
E Rutland, E Foley, C O' Mahoney, RF Miller, Maw R, Kell P, D Rowen on behalf of the British Co-operative Clinical Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. How normalised is HIV care in the UK? A survey of current practice and opinion. Sex Transm Infect. 2007 Apr;83(2):151-4
S E McAndrew, OE Williams, KE Rogstad, PD Kell on behalf of the British Co-operative Clinical Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. Diagnosing Chlamydia and managing proctitis in men who have sex with men: current UK practice. STIS 2008 Sex Transm Infect. 2008 Apr;84(2):97-100
D Mandal, RD Maw, CA Carne, A Opaneye on behalf of the British Cooperative Clinical Group of the British Association for Sexual Health and HIV. Availability of services for victims of sexual assault in Genitourinary Medicine Clinics. (submitted)
Pending/Ongoing surveys
1. Congenital syphilis
2. ICT
3. Genital Dermatology Management
4. Prison Sexual Health
latest update September 2008