Rejected petition Mandatory Endometriosis & Adenomyosis Training for Healthcare Staff
The current undergraduate medical curriculum offers limited exposure to obstetrics and gynaecology in general, sometimes as little as two weeks of training, which many experts find insufficient to cover conditions like adenomyosis and endometriosis in depth. Within the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG) curriculum, training for general gynaecologists on these conditions has been described as minimal, leading to a shortage of specialists.
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In Wales, the current average wait time for a diagnosis of Endometriosis is 9 years, 11 months, and this is largely due to a lack of specialists who know how to recognise symptoms when women and those AFAB start complaining of them. Women are facing unnecessary hysterectomies and ablation surgeries because there aren't enough trained excision specialists available to treat the women who are in desperate need of relief. Many women and people AFAB are being forced to pay privately to see the 4 excision specialists in Wales because they don't have access to specialists within their own health boards.
Why was this petition rejected?
It’s about something that the Senedd or Welsh Government is not responsible for.
The curriculum for medical training is a matter for the General Medical Council.
The Senedd has considered a number of petitions relating to endometriosis and adenomyosis during this term, which can be found on our website. https://petitions.senedd.wales/petitions?state=all
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