Practical advice and key actions in new GIRFT handbook for optimising the care of patients with IBD

NHS England’s Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) programme has developed a new handbook pulling together examples of innovative practice, practical advice and key actions to help optimise the care of NHS patients with inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).

We are introducing member voting for the next BSG President-Elect

The BSG introducing an important change to the way we select our future President. From 2026, members will have the opportunity to vote for the President-Elect as part of a new pilot election process designed to increase transparency, strengthen governance, and enhance member engagement.

Dr Andy Douds elected to become President of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology

We are pleased to extend our congratulations to Andy Douds, BSG member and former BSG Chair CSSC/QI Lead, who is the new President of the European Board of Gastroenterology and Hepatology from 1st January 2026.

In Memoriam: Dr John Bennett

It is with great sadness that the Society has learned of the death of Dr John Bennett, a Consultant Gastroenterologist in Hull.

Introducing Gut Science - a fundamental and discovery science companion journal to Gut

We are excited to announce a new journal from BMJ Group and the British Society of Gastroenterology - Gut Science. The launch of a new scientific journal is an auspicious moment, all the more so when it will sit alongside one of the world’s leading specialty journals.

BSG Member Professor Alan Lobo Shortlisted for National Leadership Award

Professor Alan Lobo, Consultant Gastroenterologist at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor of Gastroenterology at the University of Sheffield, and a longstanding member of the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG), has been named a finalist for Clinical Leader of the Year at the 2025 Health Service Journal (HSJ) Awards.

We are inviting expressions of interest to join a Clinical Endoscopists Working Group

We are keen to give our clinical endoscopist members a louder voice within the BSG. Could you represent regional colleagues on issues important to you, including workforce, training, education and research?

Congratulations to our new Deputy Chair Education, Dr Sophia Than

Congratulations to our new Deputy Chair Education, Dr Sophia Than

BSG Nurses EndoBridge Bursary

We are delighted to offer a number of bursaries for nurses to attend EndoBridge 2026! Applicants must be BSG members.

A cost-effectiveness analysis from the PROFILE trial

The PROFILE trial demonstrated that “top-down” therapy in Crohn’s disease, with combination infliximab and immunomodulator from diagnosis, had superior efficacy and safety over 1 year compared to conventional “accelerated step-up” management. The current study aimed to evaluate the cost-effectiveness of these alternative treatment strategies.

Congratulations to our new Deputy Guidelines Lead, Prof Anjan Dhar

We are delighted to welcome Prof Anjan Dhar as a BSG Officer and Deputy Guidelines Lead (2025-2027)!

Professor Neeraj Bhala awarded the Bisset Hawkins Medal

Congratulations to BSG member Professor Neeraj Bhala on being awarded the prestigious Bisset Hawkins Medal!