The future: endoscopy research
Guts UK is delighted to be launching a brand-new Priority Setting Partnership for endoscopies.
Guts UK is proud to fund Priority Setting Partnerships (PSPs). PSPs identify and prioritise 10 unanswered questions that research has the potential to answer. The process of a PSP brings together patients, carers and healthcare professionals; all with an equal voice.
To increase the reach and impact of this PSP, we are delighted to be joining forces with Crohn’s and Colitis UK and the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG).
If you or a loved one has had an upper GI endoscopy, a colonoscopy, a small bowel endoscopy or a pancreatobiliary endoscopy, we’d love to hear from you.
Expressions of Interest to join our Endoscopy PSP Steering Group have now closed, however, please check back soon for our first survey, where you’ll be able to share your experiences and have your say about the future of endoscopy research.
At Guts UK, we have previously completed Priority Setting Partnerships (PSP) into pancreatitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), and we are currently undertaking a PSP into diverticular disease.
These projects help decide the top 10 research priorities for a health condition, or in this case, a diagnostic procedure. Learn more about what a PSP is below, and why we feel it is so crucial to fund a PSP into endoscopies.
What is a PSP?
A Priority Setting Partnership (PSP) identifies and prioritises unanswered questions for certain medical conditions or areas of health. PSPs bring together patients, carers, doctors, nurses, scientists, researchers, dietitians and other healthcare professionals – all with an equal voice. Together, they will decide the top ten research priorities for a particular condition or procedure.
Our PSPs are facilitated by The James Lind Alliance (JLA).
What is an endoscopy?
What is an endoscopy?
An endoscopy is the general name for a test that looks inside your body.
A specialist doctor or nurse (an endoscopist) will use an endoscope. It’s a long, thin tube with a small camera attached. They will pass it through a natural opening in your body to look closely at your gut. This might be through your mouth, nose or anus.
The camera sends images to a screen, so the endoscopist can see different parts of the gut.
There are different types of endoscopies that look at different parts of the body. The type of endoscopy you have will depend on your symptoms.
If you need an endoscopy, your GP will make a referral. The procedure usually takes place at an endoscopy unit in a hospital.
Why is Guts UK funding an Endoscopy PSP?
Our guts have been misunderstood, underfunded and undervalued for decades. This is the first time an Endoscopy PSP will be completed.
We hope this PSP will lead to increased research funding for endoscopies in the UK.
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