Gynaecology surgery to start at Thames Hospital

From mid-February 2020 the Waikato Women’s Health Service will commence fortnightly gynaecology operating lists at Thames Hospital. As many of you will know, Women’s Health underwent significant transformation following the loss of training accreditation in 2015. Since that time, the service has gone from strength to strength, regaining accreditation back in early 2019, with a fully recruited Senior Medical Officer (SMO) team, nine Obstetrics & Gynaecology trainees as well as sub-specialty fellows.

The Women’s Health Service is now in a position to branch out into the rural areas, starting by offering non-complex gynaecological surgery at Thames. This exciting development will be the start of more services being offered in the rural areas which we hope will improve equity and access for the many women who do not reside in Hamilton.