Welcome to the endoscopy hub. On this page you will find access to the latest endoscopy clinical guidelines and guidance. You will also find the latest endoscopy news and articles and any relevant events.
Our annual meeting this year will be held in Liverpool and will feature a day of Live Endoscopy streamed from Leeds where we will demonstrate a broad range of diagnostic and therapeutic endoscopy key objective will be to demonstrate the expanding role for endoscopy beyond the mucosa including third space endoscopy and therapeutic pancreatico-biliary endoscopy. Do sign up.
You can find information on the Endoscopy Section Committee on their page.
Abstract Introduction Medical care bundles have been shown to improve standards of care and patient outcomes. Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding (AUGIB) is a common medical emergency which has been consistently associated with suboptimal care. We aimed to develop a multi-society […]
Early Clinical Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Belleding: A UK Multisociety Consensus Care Bundle Keith Siau, Sarah Hearnshaw, Adrian Stanley, Lise Estcourt, Ashraf Rasheed, Andrew Walden, Mo Thoufeeq, Mhairi Donnelly, Russell Drummond, Andrew Veitch, Sauid Ishaq, A John Morris Acute […]
Bowel preparation for colonoscopy: European Society of Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ESGE) Guideline – Update 2019. Abstract ESGE recommends a low fibre diet on the day preceding colonoscopy. Strong recommendation, moderate quality evidence. ESGE recommends the use of enhanced instructions for bowel […]
These guidelines have been reviewed and endorsed by BSG CSSC and ACPGBI, and have now been published in Gut: Rutter MD, East J, Rees CJ, et al. Gut 2020;69:201–223 These consensus guidelines were jointly commissioned by the British Society of […]
This position statement provides a framework on patient experience of gastrointestinal endoscopy, with recommendations and suggestions for practice to ensure high quality patient experience. This area is not previously covered by British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines or position statements […]
Deep sedation and anaesthesia in complex gastrointestinal endoscopy: a joint position statement endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), Joint Advisory Group (JAG) and Royal College of Anaesthetists (RCoA) In the UK, more than 2.5 million endoscopic procedures are carried out […]
Implementation of an endoscopy safety checklist (The Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy, St. Mark’s Hospital, Harrow, UK) Patient safety and quality improvement are increasingly prioritised across all areas of healthcare. Errors in endoscopy are common but often inconsequential and therefore go […]
British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines on the diagnosis and management of patients at risk of gastric adenocarcinoma Gastric adenocarcinoma continues to be a frequent cause of death in the world and is the 16th most common cancer in the UK. […]
Abstract This is the first UK national guideline to concentrate on acute lower gastrointestinal bleeding (LGIB) and has been commissioned by the Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG). The Guidelines Development Group consisted of […]
Authors Irene Dunkley, Helen Griffiths, Rachael Follows, Alison Ball, Mandy Collins, Phedra Dodds, Richard Gardner, Victoria Jackson, Claire Rodgers, Barbara Simpson, Nicky Taggart, Tony Tham, Vivienne Wilkin, Andrew Veitch Patients undergoing endoscopy procedures expect support and care from a competent […]