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The Clinical Services and Standards Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology has undertaken to work with colleagues to prepare guidelines on the management of various gastrointestinal disorders in order to improve the standard of practice of clinical gastroenterology in specified areas. The following is intended as a guide to aid in the preparation of these guidelines.
BSG Proposal for Guidelines – Submission Template
AGREE Instrument II_ (Appraisal of Guidelines for Research and Evaluation)
BSG Guidelines Writing and Review Process Document (Sept 2021)
Dr Rupert Ransford, BSG Guidelines Lead/ Guidelines Editor Gut says: “we are delighted to announce that the British Society of Gastroenterology has successfully renewed the accreditation by NICE to follow detailed BSG processes in order to produce high quality clinical guidelines. This renewed accreditation is now valid for 5 years until 2023 and continues from the original accreditation which was achieved in 2013. The BSG can continue to use the highly coveted NICE Accreditation Mark and looks forward to producing independent, evidence-based guidance on the most effective ways to prevent, diagnose and treat disease and ill health in Gastroenterology and Hepatology”. Professor Emad M El-Omar, Editor in Chief at GUT says “Gut is very proud to publish the BSG Guidelines, which are of the highest international calibre. These Guidelines are respected and followed the world over and have certainly contributed to the success of our journal.”
These Guidelines and guidance documents have been prepared or endorsed by the British Society of Gastroenterology. They represent a consensus of best practice based on the available evidence at the time of preparation. They may not apply in all situations and should be interpreted in the light of specific clinical situations and resource availability. Clinical decisions involve a complex analysis of the patient’s condition and available routes of action which may lead a clinician to take a course of action that varies from these guidelines or guidance. Guidelines and guidance documents are not rules and should not be interpreted as establishing a legal standard of care.British Society of Gastroenterology guidelines aim to improve the standard of practice of clinical gastroenterology and hepatology and represent a consensus of best practice based on the available evidence. Accreditation of the process we use to produce best practice clinical guideline through the NICE Accreditation Programme demonstrates that our guidelines are of a very high quality. We are confident that NICE accreditation will heighten the standing of our guidelines and will lead to further improvement in the quality of patient care.
First published on 01 Oct 2013
Sedation is ubiquitous in clinical practice. Avoidable morbidity and mortality continue to happen despite multiple sets of recommendations and much research. In 2001 the Academy of Medical Royal Colleges published guidance.1 Since then, sedation and clinical procedures have evolved whilst […]
First published on 25 Sep 2013
Professor Roger M Feakins Accurate histopathological assessment of biopsies is important for the diagnosis, subclassification, and management of chronic idiopathic inflammatory bowel disease (IBD). British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) guidelines for the initial histopathological diagnosis of IBD were published in […]
First published on 01 Jun 2013
This guideline covers the care and treatment of adults, children and young people who have ulcerative colitis (UC). It aims to help professionals to provide consistent high-quality care and it highlights the importance of advice and support for people with […]
First published on 01 Dec 2012
Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of cholangiocarcinoma: an update Gut 2012; 61:1657–1669. doi:10.1136/gutjnl-2011-301748 Khan SA, Davidson BR, Goldin RD, Heaton N, Karani J, Pereira SP, Rosenberg WMC, Tait P, Taylor-Robinson SD, Thillainayagam AV, Thomas HC, Wasan H Abstract The British Society […]
First published on 01 Oct 2012
This guideline covers the management of Crohn’s disease in children, young people and adults. It aims to reduce people’s symptoms and maintain or improve their quality of life.
First published on 01 Jun 2012
Published date: June 2012 Last updated: August 2016 This guideline covers how upper gastrointestinal bleeding can be effectively managed in adults and young people aged 16 years and older. It aims to identify which diagnostic and therapeutic steps are useful so hospitals can […]
First published on 01 Apr 2012
PN Newsome, ME Allison, PA Andrews, G Auzinger, CP Day, JW Ferguson, PA Henriksen, SG Hubscher, H Manley, PJ McKiernan, C Millson, D Mirza, JM Neuberger, J Oben, S Pollard, KJ Simpson, D Thorburn, JW Tomlinson, JS Wyatt [ Gut 2012;61:484e500. […]
First published on 01 Dec 2011
Dermot Gleeson, Michael A Heneghan [ Gut 2011;60:1611-1629 ] Autoimmune hepatitis (AIH) is a chronic inflammatory liver disease which, if untreated, often leads to cirrhosis, liver failure and death. Major advances were made in its management based on controlled trials performed in […]
First published on 01 Dec 2010
The provision of a percutaneously placed enteral tube feeding service David Westaby, Alison Young, Paul O’Toole, Geoff Smith, David S Sanders This guideline, relating to the provision of a percutaneously placed enteral tube feeding service, is focused upon a specific […]
First published on 01 Aug 2006
J Nightingale, JM Woodward on behalf of the Small Bowel and Nutrition Committee of the British Society of Gastroenterology Introduction These guidelines aim to help clinicians manage patients who have had an intestinal resection that leaves a short length (about […]