Friday 26 June 2015

Improving evidence-based management of irritable bowel syndrome across Somerset

"By identifying cost savings from reducing referrals to secondary care for patients of 16-45 years old with no red flag symptoms and likely IBS, and limiting investigations to those with a likely inflammatory pathology, we were able to fund faecal calprotectin testing for general practice and a specialist dietetic-led gastroenterology clinic"

Improving evidence-based management of irritable bowel syndrome across Somerset
Somerset Gastroenterology Flexible Healthcare Team
NICE Shared Learning example
June 2015

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