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ACPGBI Young Coloproctologist of the Year 2018 Aneel Bhangu: Highlights his ambitions for the coming 12 months & beyond!

I am delighted to receive this award from the ACPGBI. The competition - largely from close friends - was stiff and at the highest level. The process proved to be quite therapeutic as a two-page application form forces one to focus on what has been,... Read more

19 Jun 2018

CReaTE Roadshow - 7 June 2018

CReaTE roadshows are a joint venture supported by the ACPGBI Research Committee and Chapter Leads, the RCS Surgical Trials Initiative and key stakeholders including NIHR clinical networks, charity organisations including BDRF and industry. The... Read more

18 Jun 2018

Dukes' Club: Henry Ferguson, President

The recent Dukes’ Club Educational Weekend, held in sunny Cheshire, marked another step forward for our organisation. The Friday kicked off with a pair of exciting practical courses – ‘An Introduction to Abdominal Wall Reconstruction’, organised by... Read more

21 May 2018

Endoscopy in 2017: a national survey of practice in the UK

The Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (JAG), hosted by the Royal College of Physicians, London, oversees the quality assurance of endoscopy services across the UK. Additional questions focusing on the pressures faced by endoscopy... Read more

1 May 2018

A one day diary by Maria Pettman, Colorectal Nurse Consultant

Maria Pettman is 49 and works as a Nurse Consultant in Nottingham and Derby. She has 2 grown up children and lives in North Derbyshire with her husband and 2 dogs.I wake up between 6.30 and 7.00 a.m. If I am on a late shift the first thing I do is... Read more

17 Apr 2018