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
Paediatric Consultant Gastroenterologist with Special Interest in Mucosal Immunology
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Closing Date:07/04/2020
We are currently inviting applications for a full time Paediatric Consultant to join our Gastroenterology team.
This exciting opportunity is for a permanent full-time post (8 DCC / 2 SPA) to work in this unique and supportive environment within a busy children’s hospital.
We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic consultant with appropriate clinical experience to join our team of 8 paediatric Gastroenterologists, focusing mainly on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
For more information go to:
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
News and Updates
President 2nd April 2020: Update 1. Guidance for health professionals with IBD/liver disease 2. IBD registry tool 3. Guidance for trainees 4. treatment and vaccines for covid19 from EMA
Please see the following updates Guidance for health professionals with IBD or liver disease https://www.bsg.org.uk/covid-19-advice/bsg-basl-rcp-guidance-for-healthcare-workers-with-moderate-risk-inflammatory-bowel-disease-and-liver-disease/ Cvid19 UK IBD...
President update 31st March 2020 Latest NHS E HPN patient letter for circulation
Dear members Please share this updated letter C0106 HPN COVID patient information_UPDATED_27 March with families of children on home parenteral nutrition. It outlines plans that home care providers are putting in place and changes that families may expect. ...
President update Monday 30th March 2020- Endoscopy and IBD statements from ESPGHAN
This is a challenging time but amid the concern, there are uplifting stories of how people are looking out for each other and communities pulling together. The children's rainbows of hope in windows and the national clap for carers to celebrate the work of the NHS and...
BSG/JAG statement on personal protective equipment (PPE)
All upper GI endoscopy should be considered high risk and enhanced PPE is recommended for all patients, regardless of any risk stratification. BSG also considers lower GI endoscopies to be aerosol generating procedures (AGP) but the evidence for this is less strong...
President’s Update 27th March 2020
Dear members I hope that BSPGHAN can help you feel as safe as possible, find guidance you need, allow remote peer support and provide clarification if existing advice is not clear. People are pulling together and supporting each other locally and...
President Update 26th March 2020
I know that you are all supporting each other and working together in new ways remotely and face to face. Please do sign post your families to the excellent links that are updated regularly for patients with IBD by CCUK...
President update 23rd March 2020
Dear members I would like to draw your attention to 3 important items today 23/3/20. Letter from Simon Stevens This sets out important actions that the NHS should put in place to redirect staff and resources, building on multiple actions already in train....
COVID 19 update – President upate Guidance for Endoscopy activity re Coronavirus and expanded BSG consensus advice on management of IBD plus guidance on IBD and hepatology patient risk groups
Dear Members I trust this this finds you, family and colleagues well and bearing up in these difficult times. We find ourselves under exceptional circumstances. I am indebted to members for coming together to support each other. We will need to step forward,...
COVID-19 update to BSPGHAN members 17/03/20
Dear BSPGHAN members I trust that this message finds you and your families well. I will try to provide updates if I receive advice which will help members plan services and support challenges due to workforce shortages. Speciality specific advice...
New Message from the President
Dear members I trust that this message finds you well. I am writing to notify you that following guidance, we have taken the decision to cancel our annual trainees and associates meeting in May. The priority is the safety of our staff, patients and families. Trusts...
I'd recommend all #IBD interested clinicians, patients and families follow @charlie_lees. He's doing a power of work behind the scenes just now to bring out IBD-specific #COVID19 advice. More soon!
Jobs
Paediatric Consultant Gastroenterologist with Special Interest in Mucosal Immunology
Location: Great Ormond Street Hospital, London
Closing Date:07/04/2020
We are currently inviting applications for a full time Paediatric Consultant to join our Gastroenterology team.
This exciting opportunity is for a permanent full-time post (8 DCC / 2 SPA) to work in this unique and supportive environment within a busy children’s hospital.
We are looking for an innovative, enthusiastic consultant with appropriate clinical experience to join our team of 8 paediatric Gastroenterologists, focusing mainly on inflammatory bowel disease (IBD).
For more information go to:
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