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3 April 2020

Individual service PCCRC rates published
Following new research by the University of Leeds, which showed variation in post-colonoscopy colorectal cancer rates (PCCRC) in English endoscopy services, individual provider level rates have now been published. This is… Read more...

13 March 2020

COVID - 19 guidance
For the latest guidance on COVID-19, please see this page on the JAG website which is regularly updated. This article was published on Friday 13 March 2020. How will COVID-19… Read more...

21 February 2020

Job opportunity - Chair of the Bowel Cancer Screener Accreditation panel
JAG provide accreditation for Bowel Cancer Screening endoscopists. We are looking for a new chair for the group who oversee this work. The chair of the BCSA panel provides leadership… Read more...

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...

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