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Useful Information

A free-phone helpline
0800 707 6060
provides additional support to those taking up the offer of Bowel Cancer Screening.

 


Endoscopy Reception:
0208 235 4130


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Enhanced Recovery Programme in Colorectal Surgery


ClinicalTrials.gov


NWLH NHS Trust


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Clinical Information


All Cancer Services


Patient Information leaflets are available in a variety of languages


NHS Bowel Screening: Colonoscopy Investigation


Inside Out (Stoma Support Group)

Intestinal Imaging (Radiology)

Bowel cancer affects over 34000 people in the UK each year and is the second commonest cause of cancer related death. However bowel cancer can be cured if detected at an early stage and even prevented if its precursor, the colonic polyp can be identified and subsequently removed.

Virtual Colonoscopy (VC) utilises the latest CT body scanner technology for detecting and staging colonic polyps and bowel cancer. VC offers a relatively non-invasive, patient friendly investigation whereby, a small thin flexible catheter is inserted into the bottom and carbon dioxide is used to distend the bowel. The patient then undergoes a CT scan, lasting only a few seconds. There is no requirement for sedation or pain killers. Sometimes, if an abnormality is found, the patient may be offered a 'same-day' procedure for endoscopic removal or biopsy, a 'one-stop' service highlighting the strong links between the St. Mark's Intestinal imaging Centre and The Wolfson Unit for Endoscopy.

St. Mark's/NPH believe that Virtual Colonoscopy should be available to all and we are proud of ourmultidisciplinary service, which aims to be a model of practice to guide implementation of VC at other UK centres. With this aim, we organise a comprehensive Virtual Colonoscopy training programme including both residential of non-residential courses for both Radiographers and Radiologists.

For more details click on the Virtual Colonoscopy events calendar 2012 below.
 

Virtual Colonoscopy Course Calendar 2012

Faculty include Dr David Burling, Dr Arun Gupta, Mrs Janice Muckian

Date Events Course fee places
27th Feb
- 2nd Mar
St.Mark’s  “Hands on” CT Colonography (CTC) Training Course for Radiographers £750 6
24th – 25th  Apr Two Day Virtual Colonoscopy Workshops for Radiologists £590 16
2nd - 6th  Jul St.Mark’s  “Hands on” CT Colonography (CTC) Training Course for Radiographers £750 6
17th – 21st  Sep St.Mark’s  “Hands on” CT Colonography (CTC) Training Course for Radiographers £750 6
10th – 14th Dec St.Mark’s  “Hands on” CT Colonography (CTC) Training Course for Radiographers £750 6

Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP) Training course for CT Colonography Trainers 

For further information please contact the Academic Institute.     

 

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