About Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG)

The RCOG is an international community of 16,000 O&G professionals in over 100 countries dedicated to improving women’s health care.

To achieve our goals, we:
– Work with the RCOG Women’s Network to ensure women’s views on the care they receive are at the heart of everything we do
– Publish clinical guidelines that set standards for high quality women’s health care
– Publish patient information leaflets explaining medical conditions in lay terms and the levels of care women can expect to receive
– Develop the education, training and exam programme for doctors wishing to specialise in O&G
– Provide a continuing professional development programme for qualified O&G clinicians to ensure their skills remain up to date
– Promote academic work in O&G, to ensure continued improvement in the service our members offer to women
– Advise the government and other public bodies on healthcare matters relating to O&G
– Help employers, commissioners and managers provide safe and sustainable services that improve women’s – health through our invited review service