WELCOME
Welcome to the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (known as BSPGHAN), the national, professional and academic society which represents specialty colleagues working for infants, children and young people with digestive and liver disorders.
WHO WE ARE
BSPGHAN is a society that brings together colleagues from a range of professional disciplines and is recognised by the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) as the society responsible for this field of paediatric medicine.
BSPGHAN’s membership is renowned for its friendliness and inclusivity. Membership stands at around 500 members, comprising consultants and specialist trainees in paediatric gastroenterology, hepatology and nutrition; affiliated health care professionals such as specialist dieticians, nurses, pharmacists, clinical psychologists and scientists. This breadth of membership is a great benefit to the society and the wide range or professionals serve to represent our models of care for families. BSPGHAN has Professional groups and Working Parties to advocate for the key issues that our patients face.
Read more about us here.
Jobs
Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology
Location: Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
This post has been created to lead the paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service in Glasgow, to maintain and develop our reputation for excellence in this clinical area, and to support the departmental workload in PGHN care in a dynamic, research active and internationally recognised department.
For more information, go to https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/_Details.aspx?vacNo=607908
Post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Details: Expressions of interest please An exciting opportunity has arisen for a post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology at Great Ormond Street Hospital to cover a colleague who is having a 12 month career break. The post is ~100% motility although there will be an on call commitment to the General Gastroenterology rota. The post holder will be supported by 3 WTE Neurogastroenterologists and should be proficient in all gastrointestinal manometric methods by the end of 1 year. There will be extensive exposure to children with pseudoobstruction (~20 new patients / year). For further information please contact Keith Lindley- Keith.lindley@gosh.nhs.uk
3 new paediatric gastroenterologists
Location: Great North Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
We are very excited at the Great North Children’s Hospital to be looking to recruit 3 new paediatric gastroenterologists to join our team. This is a great opportunity for new consultants to join a tertiary service in a large teaching hospital and for experienced consultants wishing to develop their skills further. We are a large children’s hospital sitting within one of the largest hospitals in the UK and have been rated consistently as ‘outstanding’ by our Care Quality Commission. We offer the support of all paediatric specialties and opportunities to develop teaching and research interests. Please do pass this email on to any trainees or gastroenterologists who can look at the attached link if they are interested.
News and Updates
Sample size and appropriate powering of randomised controlled trials in IBD: A Delphi study to achieve minimum recruiting targets for UK studies
Why is this project being done? A recent project has investigated every RCT in IBD in both adults and children published globally since 1996 (the year the first publication guidance in the CONSORT statement were released). We found that 20% of studies have no sample...
Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology
Location: Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow This post has been created to lead the paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service in Glasgow, to maintain and develop our reputation for excellence in this clinical area, and to support the departmental...
BSPGHAN Endorsement and Special Grants for National meetings
BSPGHAN will be accepting applications for endorsement and funding support from BSPGHAN members organising national meetings in 2020.Endorsed meetings and resources are those that the Society will badge officially as being relevant and important for BSPGHAN Members.
Post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, London Details: Expressions of interest please An exciting opportunity has arisen for a post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology at Great Ormond Street...
A Christmas message to BSPGHAN members from the President
I wanted to wish all our members Seasons Greetings and wish you well for the coming New Year. I hope that you all have a restful break with family and friends. BSPGHAN takes time at the end of each year to reflect on the achievements and challenges of the previous...
3 new paediatric gastroenterologists
Location: Great North Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne. We are very excited at the Great North Children’s Hospital to be looking to recruit 3 new paediatric gastroenterologists to join our team. This is a great opportunity for new consultants to join a tertiary...
PFIC trial
Mirum Pharmaceuticals is striving to bring transformative medicines who have rare cholestastic liver conditions. In keeping with their mission they have instituted a a Phase 3 study called MARCH to evaluate the safety and efficacy of maralixibat in pediatric...
RCPCH Release Position Statement on Ehlers-Danlos diagnosis
Please go to https://www.rcpch.ac.uk/resources/establishing-correct-diagnosis-ehlers-danlos-syndrome-hypermobility-type-heds-children to read the full statement.
New 2019 IBD Standards launch
In June the new IBD Standards has been launched with the aim to improve how we care for people with Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) across the UK. These have been created by IBD UK, a partnership of 17 patient and professional organisations, including BSPGHAN, the...
We are looking for a new consultant in our paediatric IBD team at @NHSGGC. The new post will also contribute to @BINGO_Group and research projects including our CD-TREAT diet for Crohn's disease. Details below: https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/_Details.aspx?vacNo=607908
RTs appreciated.
Many thanks to Assad, Chris and Jo for organising the brilliant #bspghan2020 meeting in Brighton. Safe journeys home everyone!
Jobs
Consultant in Paediatric Gastroenterology
Location: Royal Hospital for Children, Glasgow
This post has been created to lead the paediatric inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) service in Glasgow, to maintain and develop our reputation for excellence in this clinical area, and to support the departmental workload in PGHN care in a dynamic, research active and internationally recognised department.
For more information, go to https://jobs.scot.nhs.uk/_Details.aspx?vacNo=607908
Post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Details: Expressions of interest please An exciting opportunity has arisen for a post CCT position at Consultant level for a 12 month period in the Division of Neurogastroenterology at Great Ormond Street Hospital to cover a colleague who is having a 12 month career break. The post is ~100% motility although there will be an on call commitment to the General Gastroenterology rota. The post holder will be supported by 3 WTE Neurogastroenterologists and should be proficient in all gastrointestinal manometric methods by the end of 1 year. There will be extensive exposure to children with pseudoobstruction (~20 new patients / year). For further information please contact Keith Lindley- Keith.lindley@gosh.nhs.uk
3 new paediatric gastroenterologists
Location: Great North Hospital, Newcastle upon Tyne.
We are very excited at the Great North Children’s Hospital to be looking to recruit 3 new paediatric gastroenterologists to join our team. This is a great opportunity for new consultants to join a tertiary service in a large teaching hospital and for experienced consultants wishing to develop their skills further. We are a large children’s hospital sitting within one of the largest hospitals in the UK and have been rated consistently as ‘outstanding’ by our Care Quality Commission. We offer the support of all paediatric specialties and opportunities to develop teaching and research interests. Please do pass this email on to any trainees or gastroenterologists who can look at the attached link if they are interested.