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Expressions of Interest: President-in-Waiting for the period 2016-2017

Nominations are invited for the President -in-Waiting for the period 2016-2017, to serve as President-Elect from 2017-2018 and President from 2018-2019 or 2020*)Please follow the link below to read about what the role of the post currently involves.... Read more

29 Feb 2016

Changes to the law of medical consent - the patient's perspective

ACPGBI President Professor Robert Steele, and Patient Liaison Group Chair, Jo Church, discuss medical consent following the Montgomery Supreme Court Ruling.A recent Supreme Court Ruling (Montgomery) has overturned the Bolam test with regard to... Read more

24 Feb 2016

Opportunity to contribute to work on Delphi survivorship question

Are we addressing the longer-term impact of surviving treatment for rectal cancer on gastrointestinal, urinary and sexual function in patients: a cross-sectional view of patients, clinicians and specialist nurses.This national study compares... Read more

24 Feb 2016

NAHPG announce name change to Association of Coloproctology Nurses

The Committee of Nurses and Allied Healthcare Professionals Group of the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland would like to announce the change of our name to Association of Coloproctology Nurses.After two exciting days in... Read more

22 Feb 2016

ACPGBI strategic priorities for 2016-2018 published

This document lays out ACPGBI strategic priorities for the next three years and beyond, in terms of its mission and its vision.Executive Summary The essential component of the Mission is to “Promote the prevention, care and cure of colorectal... Read more

17 Feb 2016