Andrology – 2025 review results

Current priority areas

• 10 Year Health Plan for England: fit for the future
• Science in healthcare: Delivering the NHS Long Term Plan – The Chief Scientific Officer’s strategy

Stakeholder feedback

Feedback collecting through the Curriculum Library survey collected between January 2024 and November 2025. All stakeholder feedback is presented verbatim.

S-RA-R1 Introduction to Andrology

• no feedback received

S-RA-S1 Andrology as Integrative Patient Care

• no feedback received

S-RA-S2 Diagnostic Semen Analysis and Sample Preparation

• no feedback received

S-RA-S3 Advanced Diagnostic and Therapeutic Management of the Male

• no feedback received

S-RA-S4 Transmissible Disease, Paternity, Donation and Heritability

Module aim

• Whilst appropriate for a clinical andrologist, some of the training activities, specifically relating to informing patients of their karyotype analyses results and/or other genomic test results feel incredibly niche in an already niche (and often overlooked) speciality. Many clinics often operate without andrologists and those that do operate with andrologists may not be involved in treatment and/or genomic testing. Further to this, expecting an andrologist to have an in-depth knowledge of the above pathway, especially if their clinic is not affiliated with a genomics hub, is a tall order. I was fortunate enough to have access and a reasonable understanding of the above but other trainees may not be so fortunate.

S-RA-S5 Semen Processing for Treatment and Fertility Preservation

• no feedback received

Changes made

Module level changes

• no changes made

Programme level changes

• no changes made

Periodic review

This specialty curriculum requires significant change beyond the scope of an annual review.

Response – no

Rationale

Please provide an overview of the rationale for why the proposed changes are needed or why changes were not needed, with reference to stakeholder feedback.

Response – no rationale provided by Lead Editor

I confirm I have reviewed the Reflective Practice Guidance for ETAs and DTAs and have made any changes necessary.

Specialty Lead Editor signature: no response or confirmation from Lead Editor
Date: no date provided

Change control - completed by the school

Programme structure

• no changes made

Completed by: Chris Fisher
Date: 6 January 2026

Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC) mapping

• no changes to learning outcomes, HCPC mapping maintained

Completed by: Chris Fisher
Date: 6 January 2026