News and Updates - The British Society of Gastroenterology

First published on 19 May 2022

Be a part of UEG – call for elections

The UEG now have the following positions open for election: Treasurer The Treasurer is a member of UEG Council and one of the four members of the UEG Executive Committee. The overall leadership of UEG rests with the Council for […]

First published on 06 May 2022

Introducing our new BSG Officers

We are delighted to welcome our new officers taking up various roles within the BSG. We will be posting about new officers on this page as they are announced, read more about each of them below. Latest BSG officer appointments: […]

First published on 03 May 2022

President’s Bulletin: You know you are in trouble when the floor shakes – why ERCP and safety matter

A group of flight attendants were hovering close to the toilet as I boarded a British Airways flight recently. The object of their attention, a gentleman in overalls, sporting an improbably yellow hazard vest and carrying an ominous green hose […]

First published on 26 Apr 2022

Meet Shaji Sebastian

Professor Shaji Sebastian is the IBD Service Lead at Hull University Teaching Hospitals, and is the Chair of the BSG Research Committee since September 2021. What attracted you to a career in gastroenterology/hepatology? When I was a young medical doctor, […]

First published on 13 Apr 2022

BSG Live 22 – Early bird extension announcement from the Senior Secretary

We are very much looking forward to welcoming the gastroenterology and hepatology community to BSG Live at the ICC, Birmingham on the 20th – 23rd of June 2022. However, we are aware that many of our members are still under […]

First published on 06 Apr 2022

Advisory Committee on National Clinical Impact Awards (ACCIA) (previously ACCEA) 2022

We are delighted to say that the BSG has received accreditation as an NNO (National Nominated Organisation) for the 2022 awards and we are allowed 17 Ranking places. We have submitted up-to-date information to ACCIA about our membership with reference […]

First published on 04 Apr 2022

Government sets out next steps for living with COVID-19

The NHS has written to GPs and Patients who are eligible for free testing and treatments for COVID-19 (around 1.3m). Both letters are available online here.

First published on 01 Apr 2022

President’s Bulletin: “THE ETERNAL RECIPROCITY OF TEARS.” – Welcome to 1917, but there is a way out of the mud.

I was talking to Ian Penman, our VP for Endoscopy, who has led so much of our response during the COVID pandemic. Considering our current predicament, with rising cases and struggling hospitals, he said succinctly, “It’s like we are stuck […]

First published on 31 Mar 2022

UK wide Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Audit

We are delighted to inform you that the 2022 UK wide acute upper GI bleed audit starts on the 3rd of May 2022. The audit aims to prospectively collect information on all patients presenting with AUGIB to your hospital between a 2 […]

First published on 23 Mar 2022

BSG statement on the war in Ukraine

We have been shocked and appalled by the scenes witnessed daily of the war in Ukraine. We have great sympathy with the Ukrainian people, including our medical colleagues within that country. As a medical charity, we abhor armed aggression, and […]

First published on 18 Mar 2022

Help change the future of IBS research by completing a survey

We need your help to change the future of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) research in the UK by answering a survey. Guts UK Charity and the BSG are currently funding a Priority Setting Partnership (PSP), the purpose of this is […]

First published on 16 Mar 2022

President’s Bulletin: “Lining up the ducks” – why we need workload data

COVID liberation day has come and gone. In England at least, all COVID restrictions have been lifted and the public is expected to “do the right thing”. Unfortunately, nobody seems to have informed the virus. Thankfully, COVID-19 does appear to […]