Challenges and opportunities of COVID-19 for gastroenterology and hepatology services

Tony C Tham^{1

2}, Andrew C Douds^{3

4}, Rupert Ransford^{5

6}

Affiliations

¹ Immediate past Chair, British Society of Gastroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
⁴ Chair, British Society of Gastroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Gastroenterology, Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, UK.
⁶ Deputy Chair, British Society of Gsatroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.

Editorial

Tony C Tham et al. Frontline Gastroenterol. 2020.

. 2020 Sep 18;12(4):342-344.

doi: 10.1136/flgastro-2020-101611. eCollection 2021.

Tony C Tham^{1

2}, Andrew C Douds^{3

4}, Rupert Ransford^{5

6}

¹ Immediate past Chair, British Society of Gastroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.
² Division of Gastroenterology, Ulster Hospital, Belfast, Northern Ireland, UK.
³ Department of Gastroenterology, Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital NHS Trust, Norwich, Norfolk, UK.
⁴ Chair, British Society of Gastroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.
⁵ Department of Gastroenterology, Hereford County Hospital, Hereford, UK.
⁶ Deputy Chair, British Society of Gsatroenterology Clinical Services and Standards Committee, London, UK.

No abstract available

Keywords: clinical decision making; endoscopy; health service research; liver.

Conflict of interest statement

Competing interests: None declared.

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