Diagnosis of Gynaecological Conditions Survey

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Healthwatch Staffordshire would like to hear the experiences of women who reside within STAFFORDSHIRE who have been diagnosed with a gynaecological condition.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS SURVEY WILL CLOSE ON SUNDAY 16th NOVEMBER.

Healthwatch Staffordshire has put together this list of questions to help us understand the experiences of women who reside within Staffordshire who have received a diagnosis of a gynaecological condition.

We would like to invite you to take our survey.  You may answer the survey anonymously, you can also give us your contact details at the end if you would like to share your story as part of a case study or to discuss anything further. We will not use your details for any other purposes.

The views collected by the survey may be included in one of our Reports or used in our own statistics.  Your name will not be attached to specific comments in our reporting, unless you ask us to do so.

We will also ask you to volunteer some personal information to understand how different groups experience local health and social care services. This supports our focus on improving equality, diversity and inclusion. 
To find out more about how we handle your information in our Privacy Statement.

1. Have you been diagnosed with any gynaecological conditions? *

 

2. Thinking about the gynaecological conditions you have been diagnosed with, which condition affects your day-to-day life the most?

 

For the rest of the questions, we now ask you to focus on the condition that impacts your day-to-day life the most.

3. How long have you lived with this condition? *

 

4. How long did it take to get and accurate diagnosis? *

 

5. How many times did you attend your GP practice with symptoms before being diagnosed or referred to a specialist? *

 

6. Before being accurately diagnosed with this condition, did you experience being: *

 

7. What impact did this have on the following aspects of your life? *

A significant impactSome impactA little impactNo impact
Family
Your relationships
Your job
Your social life
Your mental health
Your physical health
 

8. Were you eventually diagnosed with this condition by: *

 

9. Where were you diagnosed? (name of clinic/hospital etc)

 

10. Did you get your diagnosis via: *

 

11. What were the greatest barriers you experienced in getting a diagnosis? *

 

12. Once you received your diagnosis, did you require surgery, or multiple surgeries, to treat your condition?

 

13. If you have had surgery, was this successful?

 

14. Did surgery improve your quality of life?

 

15. Are you receiving the ongoing treatment or monitoring that you need?

 

16. Since diagnosis, has the impact on other aspects of your life improved? 

  • Family life
  • Relationships
  • Job
  • Social life
  • Mental health
  • Physical health
*

 

17. Once you were referred and received a diagnosis, how would you describe the quality of care you received? *

 

18. What changes would you like to see to deliver better care for women with gynaecological conditions now and in the future?

 

19. Would you be willing to share your personal story with us (anonymously, if requested) as a case study, to demonstrate individual impact?  *