I have been the COVID ward consultant with a respiratory colleague for the last 2 days. We reached full capacity within 48 hours of the ward opening and are going to a second ward tomorrow. This is REAL. Stringent isolation is the key. @CDDFTNHS
Anjan Dhar
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Anjan Dhar
@anjan_dhar6
Professor of Medicine,Teesside University. Luminal GI Consultant, Co. Durham. NIHR Clinical Researcher, IBD & Endoscopic research. Deputy Chair BSG Education
- The new kid on the block for oesophageal dilatations- The Bougie cap. Easy, under endoscopist’s control, minimal nursing assistance needed, and very effective for longer strictures and for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis. @BSGTrainees @SynMedUK @OvescoEndoscopy
00:00 - It’s finally out!! The BSG/BSPGHAN Guidelines for Eosinophilic Oesophagitis is now published online. Thank you to all my friends on the development group for their fantastic contribution- very grateful and proud of you. @BritSocGastro @DrDanielleMorr1 @CharityEos @CDDFTRnI
- The best news that I have received today - The BSG/BSPGHAN Guidelines on Eosinophilic Oesophagitis have been accepted for publication in GUT. Huge moment for all of us on the Guideline development group who have worked through the pandemic to deliver. @BritSocGastro @CharityEos
- Not bad for a lad from India who came to the U.K. with £200 in his pocket and a burning desire to get the letters MRCP…..The British Society of Gastroenterology Executive Committee 2024!!! Thank you to everyone who put their faith in me over the last 25 years.🙏🙏
- Delighted to have been successful in securing £200k NHSX funding for two digital applications projects for IBD care in the County Durham & Tees Valley region together with partners in Teesside University and DVTRA. @hsciResearch @TU_NHC @CDDFTRnI @vikkirand @BritSocGastro
- County Durham and Darlington NHS are now RAG rating wards and giving full PPE protection in Red areas with FFP3 masks. Being responsive to protect patients and staff. Thank you to the Trust. @CDDFTNHS @ScanlonNoel
- A day out at Cambridge to attend the MA (Cantab) graduation ceremony of our elder daughter. Very proud of what she has achieved.
- Green Endoscopy and Sustainability gets recognition through the award of the BSG President’s medal to Prof Bu Hayee. Thank you BSG for the recognition to our lead for sustainability. @BritSocGastro @GreenEndoscopy
- A huge congratulation to my colleague and friend, Shafie Kamaruddin for being awarded the MBE in the Queens Honours this year. Very richly deserved for his enormous effort during the pandemic and for national diabetes care. @CDDFTNHS @RCPhysicians @DiabetesUK
- This is our IBD Specialist Nurse donned up on the COVID-19 Ward in full PPE during one of her shifts. These fantastic nurses are doing their bit on the frontline in addition to their specialist role. Our NHS Heroes. @CDDFTNHS @BritSocGastro
- Chairman of the Trust Board, Paul Keane OBE, retires this month after 8years in post. He has been a great support, building collaborative networks, and mentorship to me personally and to research in GI. Thank you for everything & wish you happy retirement. @CDDFTNHS
