NICE Guidelines: Pancreatitis, published Sep 2018 and updated Dec 2020
The BSG endorse this guideline and were stakeholders in its development.
This guideline covers managing acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people have the right treatment and follow-up, and get timely information and support after diagnosis.
MHRA safety update on insulins: In December 2020, we highlighted the importance of rotating insulin injection sites within the same body region, in line with an MHRA Drug Safety Update on insulins (all types): risk of cutaneous amyloidosis at injection site.
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BSG Nurses Association
Endoscopy
BSG, ACPGBI and AUGIS guidance on the scope of professional practice for clinical endoscopists
clinical-resource/Guidance-on-practice-for-clinical-endoscopists
This document focuses on the scope of professional practice for clinical endoscopists (previously known as non- medical endoscopists/nurse endoscopists).
Guidance
BSG, Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery of Great Britain and Ireland & Royal College of Pathologists Delphi consensus guidance on biopsy sampling during upper GI endoscopy in adult patients
clinical-resource/BSG-AUGIS-RCPath-Delphi-consensus-guidance
These guidance statements represent a practical approach to tissue sampling in the upper gastrointestinal tract during endoscopy in adult patients.