Gynaecology Sevices

The Women’s Health Unit is located on the first floor via the Scarsdale Wing entrance of the hospital (the maternity entrance).

It's open 7am-10pm, 7 days a week. At other times you may be advised to attend the Emergency Department or Trinity Ward.

Car Parking

The nearest car parks are 1, 2 & 6. Please allow sufficient time to park, particularly if attending between 9am-5pm, as spaces are sometimes difficult to find, due to demand.

The Royal Rider is situated in the main hospital concourse for our patients who may need help to reach the department.

See our Car Parking page for more information.

Our team of gynaecologists, nurses and allied healthcare professionals will provide care, support and advise on a range of gynaecological problems. These include:

• Heavy, painful periods
• Urinary incontinence
• Gynaecological cancer
• Abnormal smears or vaginal bleeding
• Bleeding and pain in early pregnancy
• Miscarriage and recurrent miscarriage
• Infertility
• Unwanted pregnancy
• Pelvic pain or endometriosis
• Other gynaecological symptoms

No, unfortunately, we do not accept self-referrals. A referral should be made via your GP, Derbyshire Health United, your Community Midwife or our Emergency Department.

The unit is staffed by a wide range of professionals, these include Staff Nurses, Nursing Associates, Health Care Assistants, Reception Staff, Sisters, Ward Leaders, Ward Assistants, Doctors, Porters, Theatre Staff and Midwives.

Please be reassured that we will always strive to deliver the best possible care we can for you and in return we ask that you respect our staff at all times.

During your consultation you may see a male or female doctor. Please mention to our staff if you have a particular preference.

We will always try and see patients as close to their appointment time as possible, but we would appreciate your patience if we keep you waiting. This is never intentional but may mean someone before you needed longer than we anticipated.

Firstly, the doctor will talk to you about your symptoms and the reason for referral. It can be helpful to write any symptoms down and bring this information to your appointment.

Depending on your reason for referral, the doctor may ask to examine you. This enables them to assess your pelvis. We may also use an instrument called a speculum; this allows us to look at your cervix and vaginal walls. A chaperone will always be with you during any examination. During the examination, the doctor may take some swabs, to test for infection or take a small sample from the lining of your womb, to check for abnormality.

It is possible that treatment may be suggested and sometimes started straight away, or the doctor may feel that surgery would be the best option for you. Please feel free to ask any questions about what is happening, as we appreciate that coming to hospital can be a worrying time for many people.

It can take several weeks for any test results to be available. Please be assured we will communicate these with you as soon as possible. We would appreciate it if you didn’t call the hospital for the results.

If you require major surgery, like a hysterectomy, you will be cared for within the Surgical Division, not on the Women’s Health Unit.