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16 January 2020

Contribute to JAG's case of the month series
JAG is welcoming contributions to the JAG ‘case of the month’ series. Each month, JAG publishes a real-life case in endoscopy that has impacted on patient safety. Cases are written… Read more...

5 December 2019

New guidance for services which use insourcing providers
The use of endoscopy insourcing has increased in recent years and is largely used to secure extra clinical capacity to meet increasing endoscopy demand and to clear waiting list backlogs. JAG… Read more...

15 November 2019

New research published showing variation in post colonoscopy colorectal cancer (PCCRC) rates
New research has been published in the British Medical Journal (BMJ) which shows significant variation between English endoscopy services in the ability of colonoscopy to detect bowel cancer. This is a… Read more...

11 November 2019

New guidance published on meeting the quality and safety standards
JAG has reviewed the current guidance for services regarding the quality and safety standards. This is in recognition of changes in recent years including new clinical guidelines and the roll… Read more...

4 November 2019

Publication of managing underperformance in endoscopists guidance
Managing underperformance in endoscopists can be challenging for service leads and the practitioner. With the roll-out of the National Endoscopy Database (NED), services have unprecedented access to the performance data… Read more...

21 October 2019

New surveillance colonoscopy guidelines published and updated guidance on JAG waiting times targets
New consensus guidelines have been published which provide an evidence-based framework for the use of surveillance colonoscopy and non-colonoscopic colorectal imaging. JAG strongly recommends that services review the guidelines and… Read more...

2 October 2019

New JAG chair appointed
We are pleased to announce the appointment of Mr Mark Coleman as the new Chair of JAG, with effect from 1 January 2020 when the current Chair, Dr Siwan Thomas-Gibson,… Read more...

2 September 2019

New training pathway for capsule endoscopy
We are close to releasing a standardised training pathway for capsule endoscopy. This will include a certification process for those training in capsule endoscopy to complete to demonstrate their competence… Read more...

2 September 2019

Update for services uploading to NED
There are now 393 units uploading to the National Endoscopy Database (NED). To find out whether your unit is uploading, search for your unit’s name via the interactive map on… Read more...

18 July 2019

How JAG supports the new NHS patient safety agenda
The new NHS patient safety strategy sets out a positive future that aims to be the ‘golden thread’ running through healthcare and highlights what the NHS will do to continuously… Read more...

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