Old Remit: Hysterectomy


Remit for guideline
Hysterectomy

The following remit was received from the Department of Health and the Welsh Assembly Government in March 2003 as part of the Institute's 8th wave programme of work.

Title: Hysterectomy and alternative surgical treatments for menorrhagia and other conditions

Remit:: "To prepare clinical guidelines for the NHS in England and Wales on hysterectomy and alternative surgical treatments for menorrhagia and other conditions. The guidelines should:

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examine the indications for hysterectomy, and for removal of healthy ovaries during hysterectomy;

   
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examine the competencies required by surgeons performing these operative procedures;

 

 

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for each indication, examine the evidence for the use of hysterectomy with the availability of alternative procedures together with the contra-indications for various methods;

 

 

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provide guidance on technique and operative procedures, including the role of laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy.

 

 

 

This page was last updated: 30 March 2010