Dr Gail Busby: key facts
- Kind of voice
- Clinician
- Role
- consultant gynaecologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust
- Quoted on
- Women's health & gynaecology, Maternity & neonatal, Hospital discharge / bed-blocking
- Tracked press citations
- 5
- Most recently quoted
- 30 Sept 2026
- First quoted
- 27 Aug 2026
“Too many of my patients have spent years being told their pain is normal when it isn't. These tests are a game-changer because they give us answers much earlier, without the need for invasive surgery, and that means we can start the right treatment sooner. An earlier diagnosis doesn't just change one person's life, it frees up appointments and surgical slots for everyone waiting for care.”
What Dr Gail Busby has said
“As a gynaecologist working with both adults and adolescents, I've seen first-hand how endometriosis can devastate young people's lives, causing them to miss school, struggle through GCSEs and miss out on the experiences that matter most during those formative years. Too many of my patients have spent years being told their pain is normal when it isn't. These tests are a game-changer because they give us answers much earlier, without the need for invasive surgery, and that means we can start the right treatment sooner.”
Consultant Gynaecologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · New technologies could help cut years-long wait for endometriosis diagnosis ↗
“When you're in bed and your best friend is a hot water bottle - that's not normal.”
Paediatric gynaecologist · Women's health & gynaecology · 30 Sept 2026 · Doctors said I was too young to have endometriosis at 13 - I had to take morphine to cope ↗
“These tests are a game-changer because they give us answers much earlier, without the need for invasive surgery, and that means we can start the right treatment sooner.”
consultant gynaecologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Maternity & neonatal · 10 Sept 2026 · NICE recommends new tests for endometriosis in primary care ↗
“These tests are a gamechanger because they give us answers much earlier, without the need for invasive surgery, and that means we can start the right treatment sooner.”
consultant gynaecologist at Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust · Hospital discharge / bed-blocking · 27 Aug 2026 · Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Wales ↗
Where Dr Gail Busby has been quoted
- New endometriosis tests set to dramatically speed up diagnosisnews.sky.com · 30 Sept 2026
- New technologies could help cut years-long wait for endometriosis diagnosismft.nhs.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- Doctors said I was too young to have endometriosis at 13 - I had to take morphine to copebbc.co.uk · 30 Sept 2026
- NICE recommends new tests for endometriosis in primary carepulsetoday.co.uk · 10 Sept 2026
- Rapid endometriosis tests to be made available on NHS in England and Walestheguardian.com · 27 Aug 2026
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