Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare

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Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare
Former names
Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care
MottoSetting standards in contraception - improving sexual health for all
Established1993
President Dr Janet Barter
Vice-presidentDr Helen Munro, Dr Anne Lashford, , Dr Zara Haider
Location
London
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United Kingdom
Website www.fsrh.org

The Faculty of Sexual and Reproductive Healthcare (FSRH) is a faculty of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists in London, UK. It is the standard-setting organisation for family planning and sexual health physicians in the United Kingdom. It represents over 15,000 healthcare professionals. [1]

Contents

In 2024, the president is Dr Janet Barter; [2] she succeeded Dr Asha Kasliwal in the post.

History and Mission

The National Association of Family Planning Doctors was established in the early 1970s. In 1993 the Faculty of Family Planning and Reproductive Healthcare was set up as part of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists; the faculty was relaunched as the FRSH in 1007. [3]

The Faculty's works to advance medical knowledge and training in sexual and reproductive health care, as well as promoting high standards of professional practice in the area. [4]

Membership

Membership of the faculty is open to physicians who have passed the faculty's examinations and maintain appropriate continuous professional development.

Examinations

The faculty has one examination:

Training and certification

The faculty also oversees the training of physicians who wish to train in inserting the intrauterine device or Implanon, by issuing the Letter of Competence in Intra-Uterine Techniques (LoC IUT) and Letter of Competence in Sub-Dermal Implants (LoC SDI). [5]

The faculty also offers short e-learning programmes. [6]

The faculty also awards several certificates in special skills applicable to physicians working in contraception, sexual and reproductive healthcare clinics:

FSRH works with Wellbeing of Women to fund a one-year research scholarship. [7]

Publications

The faculty publishes a journal, the Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care, which was established in 1974. The Journal of Family Planning and Reproductive Health Care was relaunched in 2018 as BMJ Sexual & Reproductive Health. [8]

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References

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  2. "New President of the FSRH elected". FSRH website. 2022-06-15. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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  5. "FSRH training". Imperial College Healthcare NHS Trust. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  6. "Sexual & Reproductive Healthcare e-learning". E-learning for Life. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
  7. "FSRH". Postgraduate Studentships. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
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