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Congratulations to the new ACPGBI Surgical Specialty Leads

Jim Tiernan Julie Cornish We are thrilled to welcome Jim Tiernan, Consultant Colorectal Surgeon. Leeds and Julie Cornish Consultant Colorectal Surgeon, Cardiff as the newly appointed Surgical Specialty... Read more

Abdominal Wall Sub-Committee Vacancy

Closing date: 5pm Friday 28 November 2025

ACPGBI is inviting applications from Ordinary Members for the Abdominal Wall Sub-Committee. The purpose of the Abdominal Wall subcommittee is to represent and support ACPGBI members in matters relating to the abdominal wall during or after... Read more

Member Alert – Phishing Emails

Dear Members Many of you would have received or heard about the targeted phishing email from a fraudulent source pretending to be from ACPGBI, offering ‘lifetime membership for £50’. We started an internal investigation, which included the web... Read more

Shaping tomorrow’s colorectal surgeons: A Delphi consensus study

Colorectal Surgeons

You are invited to take part in a national Delphi consensus exercise designed to identify and prioritise key actions for improving colorectal surgical training across the UK. This project is being conducted by the Royal Society of Medicine... Read more

⚠️ Important Notice: Fraudulent “Lifetime Membership” 

Email Scam -  Please Ignore!

It has come to our attention that a fraudulent email is currently circulating which claims to offer a “Lifetime Membership” with ACPGBI for £50. Please note that this message is not genuine and has not been sent by ACPGBI or anyone acting on our... Read more

ACPGBI President's Message

October 2025

                Dear colleagues,   As we move into the final quarter of 2025, I am delighted to share some exciting updates from the Association.   Our flagship educational event returns this spring as a fully... Read more

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