EBCOG hospital visiting, a step forward in the quality assessment of training in obstetrics and gynaecology.

Since the start in 1996, over 30 hospital visits have been successfully conducted by the European Board and College of Obstetrics and Gynaecology (EBCOG) in more than 12 European countries. Hospital visiting is an important tool for raising training standards. EBCOG hospital visiting is voluntary, but its ultimate goal is a National Hospital Visiting Programme in each country within Europe. Some countries, following the initial process of visits by EBCOG have introduced their own hospital visiting system successfully, e.g. Norway and Portugal.