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👦 We’re working to raise awareness of testicular torsion and ensure best practice healthcare without delay for the 1 in 1,000 boys and young men who experience it. Our NEW pathway for the management of testicular torsion is published TODAY. Find more info and details of our upcoming webinar: https://bit.ly/3OBdeTa Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) brought together a multi-disciplinary group of more than 50 NHS colleagues – urologists, paediatric surgeons, general surgeons, anaesthetists, emergency care physicians, radiologists and Operational Delivery Network (ODN) leads – to build this a national consensus pathway. By adopting it, trusts, systems and networks can not only shorten the time between the onset of testicular pain and surgical treatment for torsion, reducing the number of testicles being lost due to this time-sensitive condition, but also limit the number of patients having unnecessary surgery when their pain is not caused by testicular torsion. Professor Simon Kenny OBE, GIRFT clinical lead and NHS England’s national clinical director for children and young people (CYP), said: “GIRFT’s work to review paediatric surgical services across England highlighted to us that many boys are presenting late to a healthcare practitioner; too late for the testis to be saved. We also found that testicular torsion represents a challenge for hospitals in terms of capability and delays in surgery as a result of transfers. “This pathway can help to streamline care and supports clinical decision making to get the right child to theatre at the right time, while limiting the number of children and young people who undergo surgery and are then found to not have torsion.” Rachel Harwood, MBBS, PhD British Association of Paediatric Surgeons Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) THE BRITISH ASSOCIATION OF UROLOGICAL SURGEONS LIMITED The Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal College of Emergency Medicine The Royal College of Radiologists NATIONAL CONFIDENTIAL ENQUIRY INTO PATIENT OUTCOME AND DEATH