Governance

The Clinical Governance committee is involved in all aspects of Governance in Urogynaecology, setting standards and commenting on documents from the RCOG, NICE and also the DoH on a regular basis.

The main work recently has been in developing and implementing the Accreditation of Units for BSUG, which requires the committee to score the application files from units around the country, using a standardised scoring system, following which a visit by 2 assessors is arranged. The document which describes this process can be accessed on the website and any queries may be directed to the Chair.

We have also developed a raft of information leaflets which cover all the continence procedures and prolapse surgeries in order to help standardise the information given to patients and help members with accreditation.

Finally, the Governance committee meet regularly either in person or via teleconferences in order to discuss any aspects where an opinion on governance is required and may also be asked for a Medico-legal opinion, if members have been trained in expert report writing.

We are happy to accept new members who wish to take an active role in the committee, either in document preparation or in carrying out accreditation visits.

Current BSUG Governance Subcommittee

Mr Paul Ballard
Chair of Governance Subcommittee
Friarage Hospital
Northallerton.

	Mr Mohsen Iskander Southport & Formby District General Hospital		Mr Abdalla Fayyad Luton & Dunstable Hospital
	Ms Liz Adams Liverpool Women's NHS Foundation Trust		Mr Arvind Vashisht University College London Hospit
	Mr Mark James Gloucestershire Royal Hospital		Dr Shaireen Aleem Southport & Ormskirk Hospital NHS Trust
	Dr Lynne Rogerson St James's University Hospital, Wetherby		Mr Stergios Doumouchtsis St George's University of London
	Dr Carmel Ramage Bradford Royal Infirmary		Dr Karen Rose St Mary’s Hospital
	Mr Myles Taylor Royal Devon & Exeter NHS Foundation Trust