Guidelines

Guidelines form the basis of good clinical practice and are recommendations on the appropriate treatment and care of people with specific diseases and conditions within the health service.

Clinical guidelines are based on the best available evidence and help healthcare professionals in their work, but they do not replace their knowledge and skills.

As ultrasound is a fundamental component of our practice, guidelines on its use constitute an important component of service delivery. Clearly there should be clear guidance on the appropriateness of its use, standardisation of the technique, image acquisition, interpretation and analysis, and range of acceptable normal values. Whilst some of these have already been undertaken many more are needed especially in gynaecological practice.

The Society would like to encourage debate on the necessity of guidelines in our practice, develop ones in areas of practice where no guidelines exist and would support its membership and the wider ultrasound practitioner body to send their suggestions for guidelines in this area. We will gradually build a database of available guidelines in obstetric and gynaecological ultrasound practice and add it to this section.

© Copyright British Society for Gynaecological Imaging 2010. All rights reserved.
Designed & developed by Peter Gill & Associates

Legal | Privacy | Accessibility | Sitemap