RCP Podopia

With April being Bowel Cancer Awareness month, we sat down with Nurse Consultant in Gastroenterology, Maggie Vance, to talk about the JAG’s BCSA pathway and Bowel Cancer awareness. 

Maggie talked us t…

Throughout 2024 the JAG programme has been celebrating its 30th anniversary. This celebration culminated with an in-person event at the Royal College of Physicians London. 

The evening was a chance fo…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by annual review assessor, Richard Fowler. We get the chance to learn how Richard came to be involved with JAG and learn what an annual review submis…

In this episode we are joined by JETS Workforce Lead Phedra Dodds, Nurse Lead HSE Acute Operations Endoscopy Programme Lucy Byrne, Senior project manager within the accreditation unit Cynthia Yim, an…

In this episode of the JAG Podcast, we are joined by JETS Workforce lead, Phedra Dodds to celebrate 5 years of JETS Workforce. 

If you would like to learn more about JAG, you can visit https://www.the…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by Leigh Donnelly who is the Educational & Service Development Lead and Endoscopy Sustainability Lead for Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by Katie Hudson and Niamh Connor from Beacon Hospital in Dublin to talk to them about their journey towards achieving JAG accreditation. 

If you would…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we catch up with Karen Boylan who is the National Endoscopy Training Programme (NETP) Programme Lead for NHS Scotland Academy, to talk to her about Golden Jubilee’…

In this episode we are joined by AU assessor, Rachael Follows, to look at the ins and outs of being an assessor, not just for JAG, but for the Accreditation Unit at the Royal College of Physicians wh…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by Lucy Byrne, Nurse Lead HSE Acute Operations Endoscopy Programme, to talk about the launch of JETS Workforce in Ireland. 

If you would like to learn…

In this episode of the JAG Podcast, we are joined by JETS Workforce lead, Phedra Dodds. We ask about the origins of JETS Workforce, the competency levels involved, how staff can make the most of JETS…

Welcome to the JAG podcast! for those new to JAG, it stands for the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy. We were founded in 1994 and have been aiming to improve GI Endoscopy services ever since.

This…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by Chair of the National Endoscopy Database (NED) working group, Tom Lee. We ask Tom about how he got involved with JAG, his appointment to the posit…

In this episode of the JAG Podcast, we are joined by Regional Director for London, Sas Banerjee. We ask about Sas’ experience of combatting waiting times, find out what challenges he and his service …

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by JAG Nurse lead, Sarah Marshall. We ask about the Patient environment and Decontamination pathways, learn more about mandatory template 5, find out…

In this episode of the JAG podcast, we are joined by Chair of JAG accreditation, Mark Jarvis. We get the chance to learn how Mark came to be involved with JAG, what the Quality and Safety guidelines …

Listen to the first in our new podcast series from RCP registrar Cathryn Edwards - On the Record - where she talks to people with unique perspectives on the RCP and physicians.

 In this episode with o…

The latest issue of the Future Healthcare Journal looks at the key issue of patient safety, with a particular focus on the role of patient and workforce empowerment and the importance of a systems fo…

It’s nearly 60 years since the Royal College of Physicians published its ground-breaking report Smoking and Health – the first to outline to the public the dangers of smoking and make national recomm…

Guest editors Cheng-Hock Toh (academic vice president of the RCP) and Paul Stewart ( (clinical vice president, the Academy of Medical Sciences) introduce their special section in the latest issue of …