Northern Region Endoscopy Group
Bowel Cancer Screening related research. Research into improved diagnosis and quality in colonoscopy.
Colorectal cancer and the use of comparative audit to improve standards. Rational use of lower gastrointestinal diagnostics.
Diagnostic & therapeutic colonoscopy (quality assurance; training), bowel cancer screening, adenoma surveillance, colitis surveillance, chromoendoscopy
All aspects of basic and advanced pancreatico-biliary endoscopy
Hepatobiliary and pancreatic medicine – Non endoscopic aspects of the speciality
Training of nurses and doctors in HPB medicine
Active research programme covering all aspects of HPB medicine
Benign Oesophageal Stricture stenting
Luminal Stenting
Barrett’s oesophagus endoscopic resection and ablation
Advanced endoscopic imaging (Upper GI and colonic polyps)
Oesophageal dysmotility and endoscopic therapy
Approaches to streamlining and rationalising lower GI investigation and management pathways
Influence of changes in the colonic environment on epigenetic changes in colonocytes and colonic stem cells
Stephen Attwood
Barretts dysplasia
Eosinophilic esophagitis
Optimising long term management of gastro oesophageal reflux