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27 July 2020

Hinchingbrooke endoscopy– a positive approach to COVID-19 and how £64000 can make a change
In these unexpected, unprecedented times due to COVID-19, Hinchingbrooke have showed how you can rise above challenges with teamwork and a positive perspective to ensure patients are put first. Hinchingbrooke… Read more...

3 July 2020

Opinion piece: a 'New Dawn' or 'Back to the Past?'
By Dr Chris Healey, JAG accreditation chair and Consultant Gastroenterologist, Airedale NHS Foundation Trust The COVID-19 pandemic has had a considerable negative effect on UK endoscopy services and has significantly… Read more...

25 June 2020

National census of UK endoscopy services in 2019
The 2017 Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal (GI) Endoscopy (JAG) census highlighted the pressure endoscopy services were under in meeting national targets and the factors behind this. In 2019, JAG… Read more...

19 June 2020

The super endoscopy team: how eight endoscopy units across Cheshire and Merseyside came together to form an endoscopy network
Cheshire and Merseyside endoscopy network is a group of eight endoscopy services across 12 sites, led by Dr Neil Haslam and Dr Ash Bassi. This new network aims to standardise… Read more...

16 June 2020

JAG welcomes new BCS accreditation chair
JAG gives a warm welcome to the new Chair of the Bowel Cancer Screening Accreditation panel, Dr Richard Robinson. Richard is the Clinical Director of the University of Leicester Hospitals… Read more...

3 June 2020

Capsule endoscopy certification standards and criteria
We would like to invite feedback on a proposed set of standards and criteria for capsule endoscopy certification which can be found here. Please provide your feedback via email to… Read more...

13 May 2020

Guidance on the endoscopy environment published
JAG has released new guidance to assist endoscopy services to adapt their environment following the COVID-19 pandemic. Restoration of services will vary significantly and so this guidance provides practical points for… Read more...

30 April 2020

Guidance on restoring endoscopy activity released
As the numbers of cases of from COVID-19 in the UK starts to decline, some endoscopy services are starting the process to restore capacity and manage a number of patients… Read more...

28 April 2020

From Schwartz to Reflections Rounds: why reflecting on patient care is important for staff wellbeing
Reflections Rounds are Barking, Havering & Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust’s spin on Schwartz Rounds, the structured forums that many hospitals use to bring staff together to discuss the emotional… Read more...

20 April 2020

Amendments to JAG certification criteria
For the latest guidance on COVID-19, please see this page on the JAG website which is regularly updated. This article was published on Monday 20 April 2020. We would like to make… Read more...

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