Eosinophilic Oesophagitis (EoE)
I have a fascinating discussion with Professor Stephen Atwood, a surgeon and honorary professor at Durham university, about Eosinophilic oesophagitis (EoE), an important cause of dysphagia. Rarely do I get to speak to someone who has first identified a disease, however this is exactly what Professor Attwood did in the 1980s, and he discusses how this... Read More
PCSG Speakers at Best Practice Show
Two PCSG speakers have been announced for the Best Practice Show at the NEC on October 13th and 14th. On Wednesday 13th Dr Charlie Andrews will be speaking at 12:15 on ‘Coeliac and IBS’ in GP Clinical Theatre 2. On Thursday 14th at 13:35 Dr Mark Follows will be in Clinical GP Theatre 1 providing... Read More
Latest Digest now available online
The first ever Women’s Edition of The Digest, featuring an exclusively female cast of contributors and with a particular focus on women’s health.
PCSG in the news
Our Chair, Dr Kevin Barrett, interviewed in The Independent for World IBD Day. You can read the interview here
Crohn’s and Colitis Care in the UK: The Hidden Cost and a Vision for Change
A new report, published today by the IBD UK alliance, of which the PCSG is a member, sets out the quality of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) care based on a unique and comprehensive assessment by both patients and services against the IBD Standards 2019. Crohn’s and Colitis Care in the UK: The Hidden Cost and... Read More
Open Call Research Awards 2021
Applications are invited for grants to be awarded in 2021 by Crohn’s & Colitis UK. Grants up to a maximum of £100,000 for up to three years are available to fund research into any aspect of Crohn’s Disease, Ulcerative Colitis or other types of Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD), including social and psychological impacts, and research into improving health services... Read More
WORLD OBESITY DAY 2021
World Obesity Day is observed globally on 4 March 2021 with the view of promoting practical solutions to end the global obesity crisis.ESPGHAN and the European Childhood Obesity Group (ECOG) are calling on policy makers and healthcare providers to help shape understanding, policies and research that reflect the true complexity of childhood obesity and deliver... Read More
PCSG supports free access to smart chatbot for people with Crohn’s and Colitis
Nori Health is offering free access to smart chatbot for people with Crohn’s and Colitis during the crisis This initiative is launched in the UK on a non-profit basis with the support of the Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG). Covid-19 forced the most vulnerable in our society to go into self-isolation, such as the... Read More
Covid-19 and IBD
27th April 2020 The situation with Covid-19 has had a significant impact on healthcare for patients with confirmed or suspected IBD. Hospital services have stopped doing almost all routine work so that wards and staff can be diverted to dealing with patients with Covid-19. Endoscopy has been affected, but urgent and suspected cancer investigations are... Read More