Location: Core A, Level 1
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The Endoscopy Unit is situated on the first floor, core A at Peterborough City Hospital. It is part of the Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Endoscopy Services Clinical Business Unit in the Emergency and Medicine Division.
The Endoscopy Unit is open from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and treats outpatients and inpatients, undertaking approximately 10,000 procedures a year. The Unit is fully JAG (Joint Advisory Group) accredited and part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
The Endoscopy Unit is open from 8am to 6.30pm, Monday to Saturday, and treats outpatients and inpatients, undertaking approximately 10,000 procedures a year. The Unit is fully JAG (Joint Advisory Group) accredited and part of the National Bowel Cancer Screening Programme.
Endoscopy is a term that is used to describe the direct visual examination of any part of the inside of the body that can be reached through a natural orifice.
The Unit offers a range of both diagnostic and therapeutic procedures including:
· Gastroscopy including direct access through eReferral
· Colonoscopy
· Flexible Sigmoidoscopy
· ERCP
· Capsule endoscopy
· Bronchoscopy
· We also perform non-endoscopy procedures such as Hydrogen Breath Test, Oesophageal Manometry/ 24 hour pH Studies, Lactose Tolerance Tests, Ano-Rectal Physiology (ARP) and Trans Rectal Ultra Sound (TRUS).
The British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and British Thoracic Society (BTS) provide detailed guidelines that are closely followed together with Trust protocols and local guidelines. JAG Accreditation enables the Endoscopy Unit to assess current performance, and it supports planning and developing of services.
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