I have recently been helping to develop and fine tune the new National Inflammatory Bowel Disease Database Registry at the Royal College of Physicians, London. Already a phenomenal amount of work has already been put in to its development by Dr. Fraser Cummings and Dr. Stuart Bloom with Infoflex. The database looks promising and I am optimistic that it will…
For those of you who missed the recent Watchdog programme on BUPAs new approach to the private health insurance, I attach an article published in the Daily Mail on the 5th of November regarding the new changes to BUPA health insurance cover: Daily Mail Article regarding BUPA Interestingly on the same day as this publication Natalie-Jane Macdonald , Managing Director of…
This year I was thrilled when we were nominated for the National IBD (nursing) Team of the Year Awards held at the British Medical Association Building Unfortunately we did not win one of the highly sort after top three positions but came joint runners up. We were however honoured to be mentioned alongside this years winners and were delighted with…
Unfortunately some of you may be aware that BUPA have recently changed their private medical insurance cover. Certain restrictions have crept in which appear to particularly affect those with corporate cover policies. I am only too happy to see BUPA patients, but apologise to all those that wanted to see me but now can’t because of these new restrictions. Some patients…
Sister Tracey Price of the Luton & Dunstable Hospital was captured here helping to chair this years National Association of Crohn’s and Colitis AGM. The panel from left to right were;- Joy Mason, Tracey Price, Prof Chris Hawkey, Jamie Dalrymple (a Lead in GP Commissioning) and Richard Driscoll (Head of NACC)Â
Earlier this year the L&D help a film crew track a ” behind the scenes” view of cancer management in Luton and Hertfordshire. The film was made as part of the Cancer Awareness Campaign, and largely stars our local Gastrointestinal Surgeons (particularly Cathy Brown). I have a short cameo role (looking pensive) in the multi-disciplinary meeting. http://barrylewisphotography.com/pm/pages/film/commercial.php?tubepress_video=35185452&tubepress_page=1Â Â Â This 10 minute…
Colon Cancer Awareness Campaign Advice http://www.nhs.uk/Conditions/Cancer-of-the-colon-rectum-or-bowel/Pages/Screeningforbowelcancer.aspx
I have recently been chosen as a trainer for the new ACT (Advanced Training in Constipation) management courses in the East of England. The aim of the course is to standardise the evidence-based understanding and treatment of constipation throughout Britain using the most up-to-date peer reviewed research.
Tracey Price wins the runner-up prize at the NACC 2012 IBD Nurse of the Year Awards To read more click on this link.
This months Ambassador Magazine advertises the opening of the new Small Bowel Capsule Enteroscopy Service at the Luton & Dunstable FT University Hospital