News Archive – Members News

ASCN UK Hospital Directory

Updated 10th May 2021

ASCN UK have updated the printable version of the hospital directory. Members can access the hospital directory via the members area,  The hospitals are listed alphabetically within geographical areas for ease of reference with as many... Read more

IA Visitors Survey

Long regarded as one of the cornerstones of IA, the opportunity to 'listen, inform and support' those who have had, or are considering, surgery to form an ileostomy or internal pouch, is a very important aspect of the support on offer from... Read more

Colostomy UK Telephone Befriending Service

Colostomy UK are delighted to have launched our new Telephone Befriending Service thanks to funding from the Coronavirus Community Support Fund, distributed by The National Lottery Community Fund. This new service aims to support ostomates who... Read more

STOPPS study: STOma formation - the Perception of Patients and Surgeons on communication

During a Delphi exercise conducted by the Association of Coloproctology Great Britain and Ireland, it was found that many patients were unsatisfied with the communication around stoma formation and felt that it was considered, and as such, discussed... Read more

BJN Awards 2021 Deadline Extended

Monday 11th January 2021

The BJN Awards looks to commemorate hard work, dedication and achievement within the nursing community. If you feel that you or a colleague have gone the extra mile this year to deliver the best possible support to patients, improved patient's... Read more

Amended Regulations regarding AUR’s

Following discussions with NHSE and NHSI and the DHSC, as of 1st September 2020, the Advanced and Enhanced Service Directions 2013 regulations has been amended to reflect two changes for Appliance Use Reviews (AURs): Permitting documented... Read more

WCET® Worldwide Education Webinar

SAVE THE DATE

Join WCET® 28th October to 30th November for the WCET® Worldwide Education Webinar!  Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, WCET® and ASCN UK agreed to regretfully postpone the October 2020 Congress in Glasgow to 3-6... Read more

Tenth Edition of The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures

The Royal Marsden Manual of Clinical Nursing Procedures has recently been updated for the Tenth edition. This is a popular Manual used all over the world.  Jackie McPhail, Honorary Secretary ASCN UK, who has an Honorary Contract as a CNS Stoma... Read more

Introducing GINcast: the Gastrointestinal Nursing Podcast

We would like to introduce you to GINcast: the Gastrointestinal Nursing Podcast—the first and only podcast for nurses working in gastroenterology, hepatology and stoma care. Over 18 years, the journal Gastrointestinal Nursing (GIN) has... Read more

6 NEW Clinical Guidelines Now Available to Download

It gives us great pleasure to introduce an additional 6 NEW clinical guidelines to the stoma care fraternity and hope they will be of enormous benefit to nurses involved in the care of ostomates.  The six NEW guidelines were... Read more

Medical Device Regulation

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

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

Colorectal Cancer Pathway during COVID-19 Pandemic

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

ASCN UK Hospital Directory

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

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

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

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

Market Research

It has come to our attention that there is a Market Research Company called Healthcare Fieldwork, who may contact you to ask you to take part in some research.  In addition to the payment to the nurse, that they would give £10 towards... Read more

Thinking of writing an article for a professional journal?

The British Journal of Nursing has published a free article for potential authors by John Fowler providing detailed assistance and tips on writing articles for professional journals. If this may be useful to you, we welcome you to have a... Read more

ASCN UK Committee Contribution to the British Journal of Nursing (BJN)

ASCN UK Education Officer, Wendy Osborne and Chair, Maddie White have been contributing to the BJN’s Stoma Care Supplement in the development of research into parastomal hernias. Using a risk assessment tool for parastomal hernia... Read more