The launch of our new JAG paediatric standards 

 JAG is delighted to announce that on 1 July 2025, we launched our new JAG paediatric standards which have been developed by BSPGHAN. As a paediatric service, you are now able to self-assess against a set of standards designed specifically for paediatric patients within endoscopy services.

The self-assessment serves as a quality improvement tool to evaluate whether your service is meeting these standards. If any standards are not being met, the goal is to implement the necessary changes. We encourage you to complete and submit a self-assessment every 6 months to monitor progress and identify areas for improvement. You do not need to upload evidence, please select 'Standard met' or 'Standard not met' for each standard.

View our new paediatric GRS

View our how to guide for help with completing and submitting your self assessment 

Certification of individuals

To support services to train a safe and highly skilled workforce, JAG have a set of standards and a uniform training pathway for all endoscopists to use in the UK. The criteria that each endoscopist must meet are set at a level which ensures each endoscopist demonstrates they are performing endoscopy at a level that is appropriate for them to work independently.

This process is managed via our website at www.jets.org.uk. For paediatrics there is certification in upper GI and colonoscopy, the criteria have been developed in collaboration with the BSPGHAN endoscopy committee. The updated paediatric diagnostic colonoscopy certification pathway launched in 2025. You can keep up to date with progress on these pathways via the JAG Endoscopy Training website.

More Resources

Register for our live Paediatric Standards Session:

Paediatric Standards Session

Follow the link below to our paediatric resource page:

Acknowledgements

Paediatric Endoscopy Working Group members, BSPGHAN contributing to position statement - Iaian Chalmers, Lucy Howarth, Dharamveer Basude, Krishna Soondrum, Subarinathan Loganathan, Shishu Sharma, Vinod Kolimarala & Naomi McMahon. 
  
I would like to thank the JAG team for their time, feedback, and expertise in evolving this proposal. I would also like to extend my thanks to Keith Lindley, President of BSPGHAN, for all his advice and support, as well as the wider BSPGHAN membership. 

Dr Nadeem Ahmad Afzal MD, MBBS, MRCP, MRCPCH 

Associate Professor (Visiting), University of Portsmouth 
Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology, Southampton Children’s Hospital 
Chair Endoscopy Working Group, 
British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN)