Opening times
Monday to Friday 8am to 6pm
Telephone
For out-of-hours emergencies, please contact our Accident & Emergency team via our Switchboard - 01493 452452. For in-hours energencies or urgent enquiries please call the Endoscopy department on 01493 452370. For general enquiries about your appointment please call reception – 01493 452690
Location
Ground floor, North Corridor then right into Dermatology corridor. Endoscopy is signposted all along the way from the main entrance.
The Endoscopy unit at the James Paget University Hospital is a JAG accredited purpose built unit supporting outpatient and inpatient endoscopic procedures. The department has a 24/7 Acute gastrointestinal bleeding service supported by a consultant gastroenterologist and nurse team.
The Endoscopy unit is a training, teaching and research active department which is fully equipped with video endoscopes and associated equipment. The unit consists of four Endoscopy theatres, one of which has the facilities to undertake X- ray screening and laser procedures. The department has state of the art equipment and an active equipment replacement programme.
There is a reception and waiting room area, recovery bays, bowel preparation areas with complete gender separation.
The Unit was JAG accredited in 2013 following a peer review site visit and has since been successful in its rolling annual accreditation. Accreditation is based on satisfactory demonstration of all aspects of the quality of patient experience, quality and safety, training and workforce. The Endoscopy Users Group is the unit’s governance and education platform
The ethos of the unit is to provide high quality patient care provided by a team of Gastroenterologists, Surgeons and Clinical Endoscopists supported by nursing staff, technicians and clerical staff.
The unit works closely with other departments, wards and information services and collaborates with regional hospitals to deliver high quality care and endoscopy training.
The department is constantly seeking to improve service provision and patient care and your feedback is important to us. There are a number of ways to provide feedback and this can be done through NHS Choices, theTrust's social media, our patient advice and liaison service (PALS), letters, cards etc. We also encourage users and their family or carers to join our Patient Participation Group that is run by our staff. Please enquire at reception for further information.
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