The provision of sexual dysfunction services by genitourinary medicine physicians in the UK, 1999

Over 85% of clinical directors of genitourinary (GU) clinics in Britain support the provision of services for patients with sexual dysfunction in their clinics. However only 41% of those who support this provision are able to at present. The major barriers are a lack of resources and a lack of suitable training options for both medical and nursing staff. The Medical Society for the Study of Venereal Diseases (MSSVD) Special Interest Group (SIG) will be running a series of national meetings later this year in order to overcome the latter of these. Those clinics who are providing a service are offering a wider range of treatments than in 1997. As previously noted the services are still predominantly consultant and/or nurse led with junior medical staff having minimal involvement.