Endometriosis: Lack of care pathway and poor symptom recognition are hindering care, report warns

Endometriosis: Lack of care pathway and poor symptom recognition are hindering care, report warns BMJ 2024; 386 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.q1548 (Published 11 July 2024) Cite this as: BMJ 2024;386:q1548- Elisabeth Mahase - The BMJ Patients with endometriosis are having their symptoms dismissed and investigations delayed because of a lack of awareness among healthcare professionals of the chronic condition and how it presents, a report has found.1 The National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) set out to determine the quality of care provided to adult patients with endometriosis by reviewing questionnaire responses from 623 clinicians, 167 hospitals, and 941 patients and looking at 309 sets of case notes. The inquiry found that, unlike with other chronic conditions, there is no NHS care pathway for endometriosis. More than half (546) of the 941 patients surveyed said that they had to visit their GP several times before any investigations were … Log in Log in using your username and password Log in through your institution Subscribe from £184 * Subscribe and get access to all BMJ articles, and much more. * For online subscription Access this article for 1 day for: £50 / $60/ €56 (excludes VAT) You can download a PDF version for your personal record.