Gastroenterology is the branch of medicine that looks at diseases of the oesophagus (gullet), stomach, small and large intestines (bowel), liver, gallbladder and pancreas.
Gastroenterology Services incorporates a joint medical and surgical approach to the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of gastrointestinal diseases including cancer. The aim is to provide a patient focused approach to gastrointestinal diseases.
We provide a a range of inpatient and outpatient services including
- Endoscopy
- Inflammatory bowel disease
- Hepatology including viral hepatitis
- Nutrition support and dietitians
- Gastroenterology ward
- Cancer
NIHR IBD BioResource
Please help us with Crohn’s and Colitis research!
The UK IBD BioResource is a major resource for UK IBD research.
Aim: to turn recent scientific and genetic advances into improved understanding and better treatment of IBD.
Who? If you have Crohn’s disease or ulcerative colitis and are willing to help IBD research, please sign up for the IBD BioResource.
OR
Are you:
- Newly diagnosed with Crohn’s/Colitis in the last 12 months
- From a Black/African/Caribbean Black British or Asian/Asian British ethnicity and have been diagnosed with Crohn’s/Colitis at any time]
- Willing to help IBD Research
Please sign up to the IBD BioResource. We hope to recruit 55,000 patients with IBD from across the UK- What’s needed?
- You read the info sheet and sign a consent form
- You fill in a questionnaire about your health and lifestyle
- An additional sample is taken when you do your normal clinic bloods
- We process your samples and undertake genetic analysis
- You agree to being contacted about future IBD research in which you might be interested
It’s simple and quick: if happy to help please ask the clinic nurse or doctor.
Contact:
Integrated Research Team | P: 01625 663675 | E: ecn-tr.integratedresearch@nhs.net
Who is funding this research?
We have a team of specialist consultants, nurses and assistant practioners to diagnose, treat and support our patients. These include:
Inflammatory Bowel Disease: A service provided for patients with a known diagnosis of Crohn’s disease and Ulcerative colitis, for the monitoring, management and treatment of disease.
Hepatitis: A service provided for patients with a known diagnosis of Hepatitis, for the monitoring, management and treatment of disease.
Gastro Cancer: Macmillan service for patients’ diagnosed with upper GI cancer, for the monitoring, management and treatment of disease.
Gastro Issues: A service provided to complete fibroscans (assessment of liver fibrosis) and hydrogen breath tests (assessment of lactose intolerance/ bacterial overgrowth)
If your condition or care requires the input of a gastro specialist nurse, this will be arranged through referral to each specialty. The specialist services are usually delivered by outpatient appointments and telephone advice however inpatients may be reviewed by referral from the ward.
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