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Report of the ACPGBI Mersey chapter meeting held Monday 18th May 2020

Mersey Chapter Representative Nicola Eardley hosted a virtual Chapter meeting on Monday 18th May. The programme included ACPGBI President, Nicola Fearnhead, with an update on colorectal surgery during COVID-19, Amir Montazeri, Consultant Oncologist... Read more

21 May 2020

Trainee Coloproctologist of the year 2020

Congratulations to Deena Harji, Dukes' Club President, for being awarded 2020 Trainee Coloproctologist of the year. Read more

9 May 2020

South Wales Virtual Chapter Meeting - Tuesday 5 May 2020

Despite the inconsiderate and antisocial nature of the Covid pandemic, the colorectal surgeons of South Wales joined each other for a Chapter meeting on Tuesday evening.Our colleagues from North Wales were also able to link in with us via the modern... Read more

7 May 2020

ACPGBI Travelling Fellow Award 2019 to Europe

Mr Nick Battersby is currently undertaking a post-CCT Colorectal Fellowship at Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust and has been appointed as a Colorectal Consultant at The Royal Cornwall Hospital. He was awarded £2,500 for the Laparoscopic... Read more

1 May 2020

ACPGBI message of support for Members of Black Asian and Minority Ethnic Groups during COVID-19

ACPGBI acknowledges that most healthcare professionals who have died from COVID-19 were from Black Asian and Minority Ethnic (BAME) backgrounds. The national ICNARC data have also indicated that 35% of patients in critical care due to COVID-19 are... Read more

17 Apr 2020