British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition

The collection comprises of correspondence and papers on the society's efforts to develop paediatric gastroenterology in the UK, including material on postgraduate training 1994-1996, specialty recognition for paediatric gastroenterology, 1986-1996, relations with the British Paediatric Association, 1986-1995, and membership records.

The British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition (BSPGHAN) was formed in the latter half of the 1980s as the British Society of Paediatric Gastroenterology and Nutrition. It was originally a sub-group of the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (formerly British Paediatric Association). It was formed in order to keep up with developments in this field in which it was felt that, in the late 1980s, Britain was a decade behind the USA.

Today the Society provides professional leadership, promotes standards of care for children with gastro intestinal (GI), liver and nutritional diseases and supports research, training and education for members in order to help facilitate its delivery. The Society has a number of working groups: on endoscopy, IBD, constipation, coeliac disease, nutrition and hepatology, as well as professional groups. It produces a number of education and training guides for members. Its work includes advising government on relevant issues and producing reserach papers.

Archived website

This organisation's website has been archived as part of the work of the UK Web Archiving Consortium (UKWAC) and can be consulted. here. http://www.webarchive.org.uk/ukwa/target/108107