Training Committee

The BSG Training Committee is a forum for discussion on the training needs of Specialist Registrars in medical gastroenterology.  It aims to coordinate discussion between professional bodies with an interest and make recommendations.

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BSG Training Strategy
This updated strategy document provides members with: an introduction from the BSG President and Chair of the Training Committee; a background of the committee, as well as recent achievements and current challenges; and a summary of the strategic priorities for training for 2025 - 2028.

Consultants Advisory Group

The New Consultants Advisory Group originated in summer 2023. The Advisory Group is comprised of early career consultants in their first five years of appointment and final year registrars, with representation from across the UK, plus a chair, who is also a Deputy Chair of Training Committee, the current Chair of the BSG Training Section and the current Chair of the SWiG Section.

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Useful Resources


Hepatology Training Resources

Advanced Hepatology Training Posts 2026
The ATPs below are approved for advanced training in Hepatology and include experience in a transplant (level 3) centre. These posts will form the ST6 year (primarily) for trainees branching into hepatology as part of the 2022 gastroenterology curriculum. The allocation process will now be region-based, but there is flexibility if a trainee is happy to move regions. For the 6 month/6 month posts in terms of whether one or both are filled from the same region depends on funding arrangements and potential trainee interest. All trainees interested in hepatology ATPs will be asked to complete the specific trainee information form. Of note, the ATP year is not mandatory for NTN(A) hepatology trainees (typically ACL), who have had appropriate hepatology clinical experience, but they should otherwise make up minimum time in a transplant centre if not based in one.

Hepatology ATP Information 2026.

Trainee Information Form 2026 for Advanced Hepatology Placement.

PYR process for Hepatology trainees

View the full process details as well as hepatology subspecialty TPDs by region here.

Hepatology Training: Past and Future

Hepatology Trainee Information 2025.

Committee Members

TitleFirst nameSurnameCommittee PositionTPD RegionAppointment TypeTerm End
DrKatie ClarkCommittee ChairMerseyAppointed2027
Dr Suzanne PomfretCommittee Deputy Chair
Appointed2027
DrChristopherMountfordBSG Secretary
Appointed2027
DrLouiseScovellBSG Workforce Lead
Appointed2029
DrMohamedShihaBSG Elected Councillor 
Elected2029
DrLaura WhiteChair, BSG Training Committee
Appointed2027
DrRoisinBevanChair, BSG Education Committee
Appointed2027
DrIonaBellBSG Less Than Full Time Rep
Appointed2027
DrGillianBainTraining Programme DirectorNorth ScotlandCommittee Member
DrIanBealesChair of SCE/ESEGH exam board
Committee Member
DrCarolBlairCommittee MemberSouth East ScotlandCommittee Member
DrGeorginaChadwickTraining Programme DirectorLondon NW (shared)Committee Member
DrFergusChedgyTraining Programme DirectorKSSCommittee Member
DrEmily ClarkeBAPEN Representative
Co-opted Member
DrSimon DunnTraining Programme Director North East EnglandCommittee Member
DrPaulDunckleyChair, JAG Training Committee
Committee Member
DrNeilFisherNational Recruitment LeadWest MidlandsCommittee Member
DrBillGriffithsHepatology Training Rep
Committee Member
DrPaulHaganTraining Centres Lead
Committee Member
DrJamesHawkenTraining Programme DirectorSevernCommittee Member
DrLucyHicksNW Thames - sharedNW Thames (shared)Committee Member
Dr Matthew HuggettTraining Programme DirectorNorth, East and West YorkshireCommittee Member
DrAidaJawhariChair, SAC Gastroenterology 
Committee Member
DrEmily JohnsTraining Programme DirectorThames Valley (Oxford)Committee Member
DrJamesJuppTraining Programme DirectorWessexCommittee Member
DrAlexKent Training Programme DirectorSouth London (shared)Committee Member
Dr AndrewKingTraining Programme DirectorWest MidlandsCommittee Member
DrSampath KumarTraining Programme DirectorSouth YorkshireCommittee Member
Dr AdamLawsonTraining Programme DirectorEast Midlands NorthCommittee Member
DrJoelMawdsleyTraining Programme DirectorSouth London (shared)Committee Member
DrSaraMcCartneyTraining Programme DirectorNorth Central East LondonCommittee Member
DrStephenMcClementsTraining Programme DirectorNorth WestCommittee Member
DrJohnMcGoranTraining Programme DirectorNorthern IrelandCommittee Member
DrJude MorrisTraining Programme DirectorWest of ScotlandCommittee Member
DrAndrewNelsonTraining Programme DirectorNorth, East and West YorkshireCommittee Member
DrArunShankarTraining Programme DirectorEast of EnglandCommittee Member
DrVicky SnowdonTraining Programme DirectorEast of EnglandCommittee Member
DrLawrenceSunderrajTraining Programme DirectorWalesCommittee Member
DrLouisa VineTraining Programme DirectorPeninsulaCommittee Member
DrRichardWarburtonTraining Programme DirectorEast of EnglandCommittee Member
DrEleanorWoodTraining Programme DirectorNorth Central East LondonCommittee Member