The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved two new tests for suspected endometriosis, allowing them to be used in primary care settings including GP surgeries. The move is intended to reduce the time women spend waiting for an endometriosis diagnosis, which many reports describe as long and difficult to obtain. Multiple outlets state that the tests are being rolled out across the NHS, with availability extending through routine care rather than requiring patients to wait for specialist investigations. RTE reports that women with suspected endometriosis will not have to spend years trying to get a diagnosis, framing the approval as a shift toward earlier assessment in GP settings. The Evening Standard similarly says the change aims to dramatically cut the time it takes for people to receive confirmation of whether they have the condition. The Belfast Telegraph and Manchester Evening News both describe the approval as a “game-changer” development and note that the tests are now cleared for use as part of implementation. Overall, the sources agree on the approvals by NICE and the focus on accelerating diagnosis through primary care deployment.
NHS approves new tests to speed endometriosis diagnosis in GP surgeries
The UK’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved two new tests for suspected endometriosis, allowing them to be used in primary care settings including GP surgeries. The...
- NICE approves two new tests for suspected endometriosis.
- The tests are cleared for use in GP surgeries/primary care.
- The rollout is underway across the NHS.
- The change is intended to reduce the time to diagnosis.
- Reports describe the current diagnostic wait as typically long and frustrating.
The tests are being rolled out now and will be available at primary care
3 months agoFor thousands of women across the UK, the long and frustrating wait for an endometriosis diagnosis could soon be cut dramatically, after two new tests hailed as “game-changers” were cleared for use in GP surgeries. In an effort to bring answers to patients sooner, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has approved […]
3 months agoWomen in the UK with suspected endometriosis will no longer have to spend years trying to get a diagnosis thanks to new "game-changer" tests approved for use in the GP surgery.
3 months agoThe move has been made in a bid to dramatically cut the time it takes for women to be told whether they have the condition.
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