Gastroenterology

The gastroenterology speciality is one of 30 specialities which bring together communities of clinical practice to provide national networks of research expertise and clinical leadership. It is made up of research-interested clinicians and practitioners who work at both national and local levels to ensure the studies that are included in our national portfolio of research are delivered successfully in the NHS to time and target.

The gastroenterology speciality supports a national portfolio of high quality research studies relating to the pathogenesis, diagnosis, treatment and prevention of gastrointestinal disorders. We support researchers to deliver high quality studies to time and target in the NHS. We do this by engaging with the existing research community and developing local research infrastructure.

Key achievements of the gastroenterology speciality include:

Expanding portfolio of intervention studies, particularly Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) trials
Opportunity for NHS patients to access treatment advances through trials
Excellent national coverage giving the widest participation opportunities for patients
Large networks for biobanking and data registries
Patient-Public Research Priority Setting Partnerships

The gastroenterology speciality portfolio covers research pertaining to the whole gastrointestinal tract and includes:

Inflammatory bowel diseases such as Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis
Functional GI disorders
Coeliac disease
Gastrointestinal infections
Disorders of the oesophagus
Gastrointestinal emergencies including bleeding

Find gastroenterology studies taking place in your area using the map below:

Click here for gastroenterology research news from across England.

Visit the Royal Berkshire NHS Foundation Trust website for information on gastroenterology studies taking place in Berkshire.

Visit the Buckinghamshire Healthcare NHS Trust website for information on gastroenterology studies taking place in Buckinghamshire.

Visit the Milton Keynes University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on gastroenterology studies taking place in Milton Keynes.

Visit the Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust website for information on gastroenterology studies taking place in Oxfordshire.

For more information on gastroenterology research in Thames Valley, visit the NIHR Oxford Biomedical Research Centre and University of Oxford Translational Gastroenterology Unit websites.

Find studies you could participate in at bepartofresearch.nihr.ac.uk.