President’s Bulletin

Donald Rumsfeld, the former Secretary for Defense under President George Bush famously talked about what is known and unknown. His description of “known unknowns” and “unknown unknowns” caused some rather superior, wry, smiles at the time. It seemed impenetrably complex, […]

Democracy: Atrophy or Regeneration? The New York Yankees baseball coach Yogi Berra was famous for his one-liners, malapropisms and paradoxical statements. It has always been a matter of conjecture whether these were accidental or contrived, but they convey a certain […]

As I take office as BSG President I felt it important to reiterate the vision of the society. The BSG will support its members as they work to ensure that the NHS recovers safely from the COVID crisis by: Providing […]

Most BSG Presidents get two Annual Meetings on which to leave their mark. Sadly in Cathryn’s case, COVID-19 has deprived her of an opportunity to experience first hand, the gratitude of her colleagues and friends in the BSG. The retiming […]

Purpose – Delivery – Impact – Environment – Transformation As I demit from my role as President I am proud that the challenges presented by COVID-19 have been met with resilience by the Society, due first to the enormous talent […]

In a recent message to BSG trainees about training and training challenges brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, I referenced an academic text entitled ‘The World Turned Upside Down’. It’s an illuminating treatise on the Levellers, the Ranters and the […]

This ‘bullet point bulletin’ shares what the BSG is doing and is planning to do to support our members, the wider GI community and our patients. I have also written a piece on Accepting Change and Developing the New Norm, […]

I was reminded by one of my international colleagues that 25th April was World Malaria Day. This has passed unnoticed in many quarters due to our collective focus on the current coronavirus pandemic. In 2018 there were 228 million cases […]

17th April 2020 Service Recovery Documents: the What, When and How Another week on and many of us around the country are pondering the uncertainties of how the epidemic will unfold in our own locality. Regions around the UK are […]

10th April 2020 For many of us, the working week is not a concept we recognise as finishing on a Friday. Rotas, and clinical and academic commitments, have always been part of a continuous cycle and never more so than […]

3rd April 2020 Trying to keep your finger on the pulse of national specialty activity in the rapidly changing COVID-19 environment is difficult. I really hope you are all able to give some focus to your personal well-being each day. […]

“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 […]