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Healthcare Professionals

This section is for healthcare professionals involved in the treatment of people with Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis.

Education and best practice

Resources for GPs including podcasts, webinars and CPD modules.

I am a GP

Resources for community pharmacists, including podcasts, webinars and CPD modules.

I am a pharmacist

Resources for dietitians, including podcasts, webinars and CPD modules.

I am a dietitian
All educational resources
All educational resources

Order our patient information

If you're a healthcare professional working in the UK, you can order printed copies of our booklets and information packs free of charge.

Evidence based and PIF Tick certified.

IBD Services

Find the details for your local IBD service.

Find an IBD service

Explore your options for building an IBD team for your service.

Build an IBD team

Find out about becoming an IBD nurse specialist.

IBD nurse specialists

Guidance and support for professional development of IBD nurses.

RCN framework for IBD nurses

A full day training programme focused on delivering and managing an advice line.

Advice line training

IBD UK

We are proud to host the IBD UK Alliance, a partnership of 16 professional bodies, royal colleges and patient organisations, working together to improve care and treatment for everyone affected by Inflammatory Bowel Disease.

We are pleased to share the updated 2026 IBD Standards, informed by the experience of more than 26,000 patients and developed collaboratively by the Alliance. As with the 2019 IBD standards, they provide a framework for what high-quality care should look like in the UK.

Visit IBD UK website

Join our healthcare professional community

Join our healthcare professional community and receive the latest news and updates.

Includes charity updates, the latest research, sharing of best practice, and the opportunity to shape our work.

Useful resources

Patient information
Patient engagement tools and resources
Resources for researchers
Find a patient panel
Campaigns
Top Tips for IBD patient panels

Helpline Service

Last updated: 22/07/2026

Our Helpline team can't take calls or ring you back for the rest of the summer. But you can still reach us by email. 

If you need to contact the team, please email helpline@crohnsandcolitis.org.uk and we'll answer you as soon as possible. 

Thanks for bearing with us.

How Can We Help?

  • We can help you understand Crohn’s and Colitis
  • Listen and talk about living with IBD
  • Help you connect with others in the Crohn’s and Colitis community
  • Give you contact details of specialist organisations
  • We can support you to live well with Crohn’s or Colitis and provide up-to-date, evidence-based information

Please be aware we’re not medically or legally trained. We cannot provide detailed financial or benefits advice or specialist emotional support.

If you need specific medical advice about your condition, your GP or IBD team will be best placed to help.

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