International Continence Society

Angie Rantell

Angie gained a BSc (Hons) in Nursing Studies from King’s College London in 2003. She started working in the field of women’s health, first as a staff nurse and then as a sister on a Gynaecology, breast care and early pregnancy ward.
Since 2007, Angie has been working in the Urogynaecology Department at King’s College Hospital and is currently the lead nurse / nurse cystoscopist. She works as part of a multidisciplinary team of consultant urogynaecologists, doctors in training, nurses and physiotherapists. The unit provides care for women with pelvic flor dysfunction from the local community and many tertiary referrals. The full range of investigations, conservative, pharmaceutical and surgical therapies are provided
She is actively involved in research and is working towards a PhD investigating sexual function in women with overactive bladder. To date she has published 30 articles in peer reviewed journals and has written book chapters and contributed to National guidelines. She was the first Urogynaecology Nurse Cystoscopist in the country and now runs courses and teaches ambulatory Urogynaecology procedures to both doctors and nurses. As well as her clinical and research activities she provides advice to governmental bodies including NHS England and CCG’s throughout the UK.