With over 1 in 123 people in UK living with Crohn’s or Colitis, we are here to offer a range of resources to help community healthcare professionals, including GPs and pharmacists, to recognise the signs and symptoms of Inflammatory Bowel Disease and to support people who are already diagnosed.
The primary care diagnostic pathways for lower gastrointestinal symptoms have been created to support healthcare professionals to shorten time to diagnosis, reduce variation and improve adults' experiences of care. Endorsed by RCGP, RCN, and BSG.
Developed as part of a series of NHS England RightCare scenarios that support local health systems to think strategically about designing optimal care for people (and their carers) with high impact conditions.
Practice recommendations for midwives caring for women and birthing people living with inflammatory bowel disease, endorsed by RCN.
This framework for professional practice will provide much needed guidance and support for nurses to develop themselves and their teams for the ongoing benefit of their patients.
This IBD toolkit aims to be a 'one-stop-shop', a user-friendly guide to IBD for GPs and other primary care professionals.
Watch our free Hot Topics Clinic webinars, created in conjunction with NB Medical. Topics include: Lower GI Disease, IBD and Extra-intestinal Manifestations, and Crohn's and Colitis.
More than a quarter of people wait more than a year for a diagnosis of Crohn’s or Colitis. During this time, debilitating symptoms like severe stomach pain and diarrhoea mean nearly half end up in A&E at least once while waiting for a diagnosis. Because of the stigma and misunderstanding surrounding these conditions, thousands suffer in silence.
Through our Early Diagnosis programme, we want to ensure that people get their diagnosis and treatment as soon as possible, when it can do the most good. We are working with healthcare professionals and professional bodies, raising awareness of Crohn’s and Colitis symptoms among the general public and working with national and local policymakers to ensure that early diagnosis of Crohn’s and Colitis is high on the agenda.
The resources on this page are here to support you.
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We know it can be difficult to live with, or support someone living with these conditions. But you’re not alone. We provide up-to-date, evidence-based information and can support you to live well with Crohn’s or Colitis.
Our helpline team can help by:
Providing information about Crohn’s and Colitis.
Listening and talking through your situation.
Helping you to find support from others in the Crohn’s and Colitis community.
Providing details of other specialist organisations.
Please be aware we’re not medically or legally trained. We cannot provide detailed financial or benefits advice or specialist emotional support.
Please contact us via telephone, email or LiveChat - 9am to 5pm, Monday to Friday (except English bank holidays).
If you need specific medical advice about your condition, your GP or IBD team will be best placed to help.
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