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Read more 6 education bursaries available from IA 30 Jun 2020 UEA Advanced Stoma Care Module (Level 7) As part of IA’s commitment to the development of the specialist stoma care nursing role, IA is delighted to be funding 6 bursaries This module aims to advance stoma care knowledge across the four pillars of advanced practice... Read more WCET® - ASCN UK Joint Congress Update 11 Jun 2020 Postponed until 3rd to 6th October 2021 We are pleased to announce that the WCET®-ASCN UK 2021 Joint Congress will be held Sunday-Wednesday, 3rd-6th October 2021 at the Scottish Event Campus in Glasgow, Scotland. This week Jen Wood, WCET® - ASCN UK... Read more New article published in the Lancet makes interesting reading 02 Jun 2020 New research helping to inform healthcare staff about performing elective surgery in a Covid era - click here to view Read more Electronic Repeat Dispensing (ERD) 26 May 2020 People with a stoma may already have Electronic Prescribing set up with their Dispensing Appliance Contractor and may have signed a nomination form for Electronic prescriptions to have this set up with their DAC of choice. Please note that... Read more Clinical guide to surgical prioritisation during the coronavirus pandemic 27 Apr 2020 This guidance describes levels of surgical priority, covering all surgical specialties with the exception of obstetrics and gynaecology and ophthalmology. Click here to view the full publication. Read more NHS England - Speciality guides for patient management during the coronavirus pandemic 23 Apr 2020 Clinical guide for the management of patients requiring endoscopy during the coronavirus pandemic Please click here to access the Clinical guide for the management of patients requiring endoscopy during the coronavirus pandemic Read more Medical Device Regulation 17 Apr 2020 On 3 April the European Commission adopted a proposal to postpone by one year the date of application of the Medical Devices Regulation to allow Member States, health institutions and economic operators to prioritise the fight against the COVID-19... Read more Appliance Use Reviews 16 Apr 2020 There has been a verbal recommendation by NHSE/I, and BHTA endorses this recommendation, that all non-essential patient reviews are suspended at this time. This is to ensure that any transmission risks are mitigated to the patient, to your community... Read more General FYI 15 Apr 2020 After a request from the patient groups please see a note aimed at patients concerning the guidance issued to GP’s and contractors by clicking here - are you going to print out the attached letter? And add that to the news bulletin? BHTA... Read more Colorectal Cancer Pathway during COVID-19 Pandemic 15 Apr 2020 Joint ACPGBI, BSG and BSGAR considerations for adapting the rapid access colorectal cancer pathway during COVID-19 pandemic. During the COVID-19 pandemic, rapid access two week wait colorectal cancer referrals will continue. Changes to our usual... Read more Stoma Patient Covid-19 Self Help Guide 01 Apr 2020 Endorsed by ASCN UK ASCN UK are happy to share with you a Stoma Patient Self-Help guide for dealing with a Stoma during the Covid-19 pandemic - click here to access This was created by Jenny Williams, Brighton and Sussex University Hospital Trusts, and endorsed by... Read more ASCN UK Hospital Directory 27 Mar 2020 We are delighted to advise that an updated version of the Hospital Directory is now available via the interactive map or a downloadable PDF. Please login to the members area to access the updated version of the ASCN UK Hospital... Read more COVID-19 Resources 26 Mar 2020 Recent announcement from the ACPGBI on Colorectal Surgery Many of you may well have already seen the recent announcement for ACPGBI regarding the latest advice for colorectal surgeons. Please click here to read the full statement. The main points to highlight are: Acute surgery priority Elective... Read more Unrestricted access to the Cochrane Library 24 Mar 2020 Cochrane are offering temporary unrestricted access to the Cochrane Library to everyone in the world. This is in response to the current global public health emergency and to ensure that all Cochrane evidence is accessible for all those... Read more COVID-19 Guidance for SCN’s 24 Mar 2020 We at ASCN UK are thankful to all of you who are continuing to work through this crisis; we have never been in a situation like this before and will learn as we go along. I hope all of you and your families are keeping safe. Please follow the advice... Read more Support from Colostomy UK during this concerning time - COVID-19 17 Mar 2020 Colostmy UK have a section of their website where you will be able to find up-to-date information that you may find useful. They are not the experts but would like to signpost you to the most accurate information, from the NHS and... Read more BJN Awards 2020 - Postponed 17 Mar 2020 It is with regret that we must announce the postponement of the British Journal of Nursing Awards ceremony, which was scheduled to take place this Friday 20th March. As organisers, our number one priority is to ensure that we act in the best... Read more GI COS Study 13 Mar 2020 Gastrointestinal Recovery Core Outcome Set (GI-COS): Tripartite 2020 Vision Study aims to produce an agreed core outcome set for the recovery of bowel function after gastrointestinal surgery and surgical disease to help standardise the design... Read more WCET-ASCN UK Joint Congress 28 Feb 2020 Abstract Deadline extended until 29th March 2020 As members of the organising committee for this congress; we would like to strongly encourage all of our Members to consider submitting an abstract to this year’s conference. In previous years the number of excellent and complex... Read more Back to News Home First1234Last