Table 1 Main distinguishing features between the two care pathways.

Features	Bridges	OSMC
Use of guidelines	Agreed joint guidelines between primary and secondary care	Secondary care
Access to investigations in secondary care	Open at request of GP	Only through referral, determined after consultation
Consultation in secondary care	Only for complex cases	For all referrals
Surgical treatment	Decided and booked by GP according to guidelines	Decided and booked by hospital consultant
Same day investigations	Yes	Yes

OSMC, one‐stop menstrual clinic.