UK endoscopy workload and workforce patterns: is there potential to increase capacity? A BSG analysis of the National Endoscopy Database.

David Robert BeatonLinda SharpNigel John TrudgillMo ThoufeeqBrian David NicholsonPeter RogersJames DochertyIan D PenmanMatt Rutter

Published in: Frontline gastroenterology (2022)

This comprehensive analysis reveals endoscopy workload and workforce patterns for the first time across both the NHS and the IS in all four UK nations. Half of all endoscopists perform fewer than the recommended minimum annual procedure numbers: a national strategy to address this, along with expansion of the NME workforce, would increase endoscopy capacity, which could be used to exploit latent weekend capacity.

Keyphrases

small bowel
public health
quality improvement
cross sectional
patient safety
minimally invasive
emergency department
climate change