Vaginal access procedures: patient experience survey

Summary

Stephanie O'Donohue is the Founder of TIGER UK Group, a social enterprise set up to help improve patient experiences of gynaecology care through collaboration. In this blog she introduces a new survey, asking patients for their insights on vaginal access procedures. 

Content

TIGER UK was born out of a belief that progress in gynaecology care lies in collaborative working. Bringing patients, healthcare professionals, researchers and other experts together every month to talk about some core themes, has been key to this. A recurring topic has been gynaecology procedures and the need for patient experiences to be used to inform and guide care. 

We are excited to have launched an important new survey:

Survey link - Vaginal access procedures: patient experience survey 

The survey is designed to capture patient experiences and insights of vaginal access procedures such as coil insertions, cervical screenings, biopsies - and many more that fit the below criteria.

Who can take part?

We would like to hear from anyone who has had a healthcare procedure/s in the last 10 years that required access into or through the vagina and:

• took place in the UK
• was not done under general anaesthetic or with a spinal block
• did not take place during or around labour or childbirth.

This survey comes with a trigger warning, so please consider this too. You must be 18 years old or above to take part.

Closing date: 15 September 2025. 

Why are we doing this?

Designed with input from patients, healthcare professionals and researchers, the survey aims to:

• Deepen understanding of the factors that influence experiences of vaginal access procedures.
• Capture patient insights to help guide improvements.
• Identify areas for further research.

Share the survey

Please help us share the link to the survey across as many forums, networks and platforms as possible - personal and professional. 

If you would like to print off a poster (with QR code) to display locally, please email [email protected] 

Register for updates

Keep up to date with the progress and findings of the survey, please complete this short form - https://forms.office.com/e/P3aLVhZxRR

Join TIGER UK

If you are passionate about improving patient experiences of gynaecology care, join the TIGER UK network on Facebook or LinkedIn. Our members include healthcare professionals, researchers, patients and many more. The only requirements are that you are UK based, passionate about making improvements in this area, and committed to working collaboratively with those who have different insights. 

Photo: Stephanie O'Donohue