Gosford Hospital Training Accreditation Reinstated Following Improvements

Gosford Hospital Training Accreditation Reinstated Following Improvements

Friday 20 June 2025

The Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG, the College) has formally reinstated Gosford Public Hospital’s accreditation as a training site for obstetrics and gynaecology, following a period of suspension and a comprehensive review.

The hospital’s training accreditation was revoked in late 2024 due to concerns about the overall quality of the training environment. Since then, RANZCOG has worked closely with Gosford Hospital, and other key stakeholders to highlight issues and support necessary changes to ensure the site is able to support Fellowship of RANZCOG (FRANZCOG) specialist training effectively.

An accreditation visit was conducted in in early June and the College was pleased to observe substantial improvements in staffing, leadership, training opportunities, workplace culture, and the hospital’s commitment to education and trainee wellbeing.

��TV President, Dr Gillian Gibson, said:

We are pleased to be able to reinstate training at Gosford Hospital, a key facility for maintaining access to timely and high-quality, local care for women and their babies across Australia’s Central Coast.

We’d like to acknowledge the commitment of Gosford’s doctors and midwives, who have worked really hard to create a more supportive and sustainable training environment. I’m confident Gosford will continue to build on this positive progress to offer an enriching training experience.

I’d also like to thank the RANZCOG accreditation team for their thorough guidance and dedicated work throughout this process – critical in supporting the swift resumption of training and services.

Gosford Hospital will be available for trainee rotations from Semester 1, 2026, although reinstatement of accreditation is immediate should there be a need to accommodate trainees with specific arrangements earlier than this.

The College looks forward to ongoing collaboration with Gosford Hospital to ensure the delivery of high-quality specialist O&G training into the future.