[Being a GP] [The GP consultation] [Clinical Ethics and Values] [Evidence based health care] [Clinical Governance] [Equality and diversity]

[Management in primary care] [Information technology] [Research and academic activity]     

[Patient Safety Management] [Healthy living] [Genetics] [Acutely ill People] [Children & Young People] [Older Adults] [Women's health] [Men's health]

[Sexual Health] [Cancer & Palliative Care] [Mental Health Problems] [Drugs and Alcohol] [Learning Disabilities] [Respiratory] [Cardiovascular] [Gastroenterology] [Ophthalmology] [Neurology] [ENT & Facial] [Rheumatology and Trauma] [Dermatology] [Metabolic]                    

[Teaching, mentorship and clinical supervision]

Digestion   Direct link to the Digestion curriculum

Material specific for the Nottingham VTS

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Relevant texts and resources

• BECKINHAM I (ed.). ABC of Liver, Pancreas and Gall Bladder London: BMJ Books, 2001

• BRITISH MEDICAL ASSOCIATION AND ROYAL PHARMACEUTICAL SOCIETY OF GREAT BRITAIN. The British National Formulary 50 London: BMJ Books, 2005

• DELANEY BC. 10-minute consultation: dyspepsia BMJ 2001; 322: 776

• JANKOWSKI J, JONES R, DELANEY B, DENT J. 10-minute consultation: gastro-oesophageal reflux disease BMJ 2002; 325: 945

• JONES DJ (ed.). ABC of Colorectal Disease (2nd edn) London: BMJ Books, 1998

• JONES R, GALLOWAY J, DE WIT NJ, et al. (eds). Digestive problems (Section 4). In: Jones R, Britten N, Culpepper L, Gass DA, Grol R, Mant D, et al. Oxford Textbook of Primary Medical Care, Vol. 2: clinical management Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004, pp. 729–73

• KERR D, YOUNG A, HOBBS FDR. ABC of Colorectal Cancer London: BMJ Books, 2001

• LOGAN R, HARRIS A, MISIEWICZ JJ, BARON JH (eds). ABC of Upper Gastrointestinal Tract London: BMJ Books, 2002

• TRUSWELL AS. ABC of Nutrition (4th edn) London: BMJ Books, 2003

• WARRELL D, COX TM, FIRTH JD, BENZ EJ (eds). Oxford Textbook of Medicine (4th edn) Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2004

Web resources

• British Society of Gastroenterology The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) is an organisation focused on the promotion of gastroenterology within the United Kingdom. www.bsg.org.uk

• National Electronic Library for Health and National Electronic Library for Public Health www.nelh.nhs.uk

• National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence www.nice.org.uk

• NHSScotland – online health information including up-to-date SIGN guidelines www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines

• Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology The Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology (PCSG) was founded in 1985 to provide a network for GPs and others interested in all clinical, research and educational aspects of gastroenterological disorders, and in particular their management in primary care. www.pcsg.org.uk

• HEADING RC. Prevalence of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in the general population: a systematic review Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl 1999; 231: 3–8

• STANGHELLINI V. Three-month prevalence rates of gastrointestinal symptoms and the influence of demographic factors: results from the Domestic/International Gastroenterology Surveillance Study (DIGEST) Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl 1999; 231: 20–8

• ENCK P, DUBOIS D, MARQUIS P. Quality of life in patients with upper gastrointestinal symptoms: results from the Domestic/International Gastroenterology Surveillance Study (DIGEST) Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl 1999; 231: 48–54

• TALLEY NJ. Dyspepsia: management guidelines for the millennium Gut 2002; 50: 72iv–8

• MACONI G, TOSETTI C, STANGHELLINI V, PORRO GB, CORINALDESI R. Dyspeptic symptoms in primary care. An observational study in general practice Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2002; 14: 985–90

• HAYCOX A, EINARSON T, EGGLESTON A. The health economic impact of upper gastrointestinal symptoms in the general popula-tion: results from the Domestic/International Gastroenterology Surveillance Study (DIGEST) Scand J Gastroenterol Suppl 1999; 231: 38–47

• MOAYYEDI P AND MASON J. Clinical and economic consequences of dyspepsia in the community Gut 2002; 50: 10iv–12

• CLINICAL OUTCOMES WORKING GROUP. Clinical Outcome Indicators Edinburgh: Clinical Resource and Audit Group, 2000

• ISD SCOTLAND. Cancer Incidence and Mortality by Site/Type of Cancer, Sex and Year of Diagnosis/Registration of Death: 1989–1998 Edinburgh: ISD Scotland, 2000

• SCOTTISH INTERCOLLEGIATE GUIDELINES NETWORK (SIGN). Guideline No 67 Management of Colorectal Cancer Edinburgh: SIGN, 2003, www.sign.ac.uk/guidelines/fulltext/67/index.html  [accessed January 2007]

• NICE. Cancer Service Guidance for the NHS in England and Wales: improving outcomes in colorectal cancer (update) London: NICE, 2004, www.nice.org.uk/page.aspx?o=204541  [accessed January 2007]