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First published on 19 Jun 2020
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 […]
First published on 19 Jun 2020
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 […]
First published on 11 Jun 2020
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 […]
First published on 27 May 2020
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 […]
First published on 28 Apr 2020
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, […]
First published on 28 Apr 2020
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 […]
First published on 17 Apr 2020
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 […]
First published on 10 Apr 2020
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 […]
First published on 03 Apr 2020
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. […]
First published on 06 Feb 2020
“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 […]