UK consensus on non-medical staffing required to deliver safe, quality-assured care for adult patients undergoing gastrointestinal endoscopy

Affiliations

¹ British Society of Gastroenterology Nurses' Association, London, UK.
² Joint advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, London, UK.
³ Royal College of Nursing Gastroenterology Forum, London, UK.
⁴ Associates Committee, Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Newport, UK.
⁵ British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
⁶ Ulster Society of Gastroenterology Nurse Representative, Belfast, UK.
⁷ Clinical Standards and Services Committee, British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
⁸ Scottish Society of Gastroenterology, Edinburgh, UK.
⁹ Endoscopy Committee, British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.

Editorial

Irene Dunkley et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2019 Jan.

. 2019 Jan;10(1):24-34.

doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2017-100950. Epub 2018 May 16.

¹ British Society of Gastroenterology Nurses' Association, London, UK.
² Joint advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, London, UK.
³ Royal College of Nursing Gastroenterology Forum, London, UK.
⁴ Associates Committee, Welsh Association for Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, Newport, UK.
⁵ British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
⁶ Ulster Society of Gastroenterology Nurse Representative, Belfast, UK.
⁷ Clinical Standards and Services Committee, British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.
⁸ Scottish Society of Gastroenterology, Edinburgh, UK.
⁹ Endoscopy Committee, British Society of Gastroenterology, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: endoscopy.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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