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South Wales Virtual Chapter Meeting - Tuesday 5 May 2020

Despite the inconsiderate and antisocial nature of the Covid pandemic, the colorectal surgeons of South Wales joined each other for a Chapter meeting on Tuesday evening.Our colleagues from North Wales were also able to link in with us via the modern... Read more

7 May 2020

ACPGBI Travelling Fellow Award 2019 to Europe

Mr Nick Battersby is currently undertaking a post-CCT Colorectal Fellowship at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and has been appointed as a Colorectal Consultant at The Royal Cornwall Hospital. He was awarded £2,500 for the Laparoscopic... Read more

1 May 2020

ACPGBI message of support for Members of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups during COVID-19

ACPGBI acknowledges that most healthcare professionals who have died from COVID-19 were from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The national ICNARC data have also indicated that 35% of patients in critical care due to COVID-19 are... Read more

17 Apr 2020

Impact of COVID-19 on future NBOCA reporting

NBOCA understands that the coming months are going to be difficult for clinicians and MDTs to provide care to patients with bowel cancer during the COVID-19 pandemic. Providing systemic anticancer therapy and radiotherapy and undertaking surgical... Read more

16 Apr 2020

ACPGBI Guidance on Management of Patients with IBD requiring Surgical Intervention during COVID-19

Patients with ulcerative colitis and Crohn’s disease may be more susceptible to infection either due to the underlying disease or the immunosuppressive medications needed for disease control.ACPGBI Guidance on Management of Patients with IBD... Read more

15 Apr 2020