Dr Cathryn Edwards, President of the British Society of Gastroenterology, welcomed the opportunity to meet with Her Excellency Sheikh Hasina, Prime Minister of Bangladesh today. Dr Edwards explained the importance of the BSG in the UK, and its role in […]

“If you want to go fast, go alone; if you want to go far… go together.” The start of a new year brings for most, resolutions and new starts. The BSG is no exception. This year the Society starts the new […]

Dear colleagues, I have developed with a trainee – Dr Solange Serna – an online resource to be used by any patient undergoing endoscopy procedures. It is a resource highlighting information that is contained in a standard pre-procedure patient endoscopy […]

Deadline for applications for support to BSG is 9:00 Wednesday 8th April 2020 The 2020 ACCEA Award round opens on Friday 13th March and closes on Thursday 7th May 2020 at 17:00. The BSG will need to have completed the […]

Nominations are open for new regional representatives on the Trainees’ Committee. Regional representatives get involved in all areas of the Trainees Section including helping to plan and run our highly successful events. We are looking for new committee members to […]

A new initiative aimed at encouraging more inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) Clinical Nurse Specialists to get involved in clinical research as part of their role was launched in early March 2019. NIHR Clinical Research Network (CRN) Gastroenterology specialty, led by […]

Dear BSG member, NHSE have contacted the BSG Clinical Services & Standards Committee (CSSC) over their concerns about biopsies of the cervix being taken at colonoscopy. They report that over the last two years there have five reported cases of this occurring. […]

The £5m grant was awarded by Health Data Research UK to establish a health data research hub for inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) following a successful bid led by Eastern AHSN and Cambridge University Health Partners. The Cambridge based hub will […]

The new IBD Standards were launched in June with the aim to improve how we care for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) across the UK. These have been created by IBD UK, a partnership of 17 patient and professional organisations, including the […]

It is a great pleasure for the Y-ECCO Committee to invite you to the first edition of the Y-ECCO Mentorship Forum, taking place on June 5-6, 2020 in Vienna! It is time to further strengthen the bonds between young doctors […]