Purpose :- To support training, education, research and guidelines of NGM within the BSG
- To work alongside different external bodies to promote the expanding role of NGM In the UK
- To represent the interests and issues of the BSG members specialised in NGM
- To manage the future direction of the NGM committee in accordance with shifts In the NHS
- To develop professional collaborations nationally and internationally with the formal approval of the Executive.
- To support the recruitment and retention of members in the specialty of Gastroenterology
- To hold a monothematic meeting every 3 years to promote the work of the specialty group to the broader community
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Scope
- Functional gut disorder pathophysiology, diagnosis, Investigation, management, service development, research and education
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High Level Strategic Objectives- QI/service development in NGM, including to seek the adoption of NGM KPIs through GIRFT
- Up to date clinical guideline development
- Promote NGM research collaboration between centres of excellence
- Promote NGM components in the training curriculum and increasing training opportunities within NGM centres of excellence
- Work with primary care to implement patient centred pathways of care for FGID
- Active participation with ESNM partners, including a UK BSG NGM committee representative
- Engagement with patient support groups e.g. IBS network
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Membership (eligibility criteria):- The Section Committee/CRG must have a minimum of 4 members and a maximum of 12, one of which must be a Trainee
- The Committee will be responsible for ensuring that the section meets its strategic objectives
- The appointment term for committee membership is 3 years
- The Chair and Secretary will be elected from the membership of the Committee and will each serve 3 years
- The Chair is able to co-opt members to join the Committee with the approval of the Section
- Co-opted members will be ‘task and time limited’ to respect the democratic election process within the Society. Co-opted members should not be granted ongoing roles within the Committee after the timebound task for which they have been co-opted. A record of co-opted members should be agreed by the Committee and members should be stood down once their task is completed
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