NICE Guidelines: Pancreatitis, published Sep 2018 and updated Dec 2020
The BSG endorse this guideline and were stakeholders in its development.
This guideline covers managing acute and chronic pancreatitis in children, young people and adults. It aims to improve quality of life by ensuring that people have the right treatment and follow-up, and get timely information and support after diagnosis.
MHRA safety update on insulins: In December 2020, we highlighted the importance of rotating insulin injection sites within the same body region, in line with an MHRA Drug Safety Update on insulins (all types): risk of cutaneous amyloidosis at injection site.
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National root cause analysis of post-endoscopy upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer in England has found wide variations in UGI endoscopy quality.
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BSG interim technical review and position on the use of lumen opposing metal stents during therapeutic endoscopic ultrasound following the urgent medical device recall
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