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Lindsey Kelsall is an Advanced Nurse Practitioner and Clinical Lead for Endoscopy Services at University Hospitals of Morecambe Bay, as well as Secretary/Deputy Chair of the BSGNA. What attracted you to a career in gastroenterology/hepatology? It’s actually endoscopy that attracted […]

The British Society for Genetic Medicine would like to invite you and any interested colleagues to take part in a Lynch Syndrome Research working group meeting, to be hosted on Tuesday 23rd November between 1pm – 5pm. The purpose of […]

More weekend services and early specialist triage can help manage demand and improve productivity, says GIRFT A range of measures to help the NHS recover gastroenterology services and mitigate against surges of COVID-19 are outlined in the latest national report […]

Chris Healey is a Consultant Gastroenterologist and Chair of JAG Accreditation RCP London. What attracted you to a career in gastroenterology/hepatology? I came across some very interesting cases when I was a medical student. On my first surgical attachment in […]

– hopefully into the BSG diary, shortly. One of the BSG’s current projects is W3: Workforce, Workload, Worklife. We were on track to take this forward in 2020, but as BSG members probably noticed, 2020 was not a normal year. For most BSG members, it […]

Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) is a national programme designed to improve the treatment and care of patients through in-depth review of services, benchmarking, and presenting a data-driven evidence base to support change. The programme undertakes clinically-led reviews of […]

The annual IBD Intensive Course is a 1-day course which takes place prior to the ECCO Congress. This is an excellent educational opportunity and a prestigious event, with those who have been in the past rating this very highly. It […]

The annual National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD) call for topics is now open and the deadline for submission is 17th September 2021. They are looking for topics for the ‘Medical and Surgical’ programme and the ‘Child […]

Please see a message below from Dr Anzu Ensari (MD, PhD, Professor in Pathology, Ankara University Medical School), regarding the death of Dr Marsh. His passing is noted with regret by all the BSG. With much sadness, I bring to […]

In England last year, the total volume of duty paid alcohol (or “booze” to you and me) was 1.2% less than the year before the COVID pandemic, which is good news. Some of us, at least, are drinking less. The […]

Dr Philip J Smith is a Consultant Luminal Gastroenterologist and Honorary Senior Lecturer at University of Liverpool, Royal Liverpool Hospital, Prescot Street, Liverpool, UK. What attracted you to a career in gastroenterology/hepatology? To a certain extent, gastroenterology chose me! I […]

Guts UK are delighted to announce that Amelie Waring and Derek Butler Fellowships are now open for submissions. Amelie Waring Fellowship This is a fellowship for research into any aspect of pancreatic inflammation or injury. One grant up to £180,000 […]