Pain, quality of life and complications following the radical resection of rectovaginal endometriosis.

Objective: To determine the long term response, quality of life and levels of pain following the radical excision of rectovaginal endometriosis.

Design: A cohort study.

Setting: A tertiary referral centre for the management of advanced endometriosis.

Professional training. Learning the hard way.

An audit of nursing, midwifery and physiotherapy training commissioned by a consortium of trusts in Sussex showed diverging views on the relevance of courses. Many nursing students wanted more practical experience. Two-thirds of students reported financial hardship and a third were working at the same time as studying.