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| Bowel disease A-to-Z guide launched | Bowel disease A-to-Z guide launched |
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| Patients with bowel disease are to be able to access an A-to-Z guide to help them find a specialist doctor. | Patients with bowel disease are to be able to access an A-to-Z guide to help them find a specialist doctor. |
| Bowel disease covers a wide range of conditions from cancer and irritable bowel syndrome to incontinence. | Bowel disease covers a wide range of conditions from cancer and irritable bowel syndrome to incontinence. |
| The guide, on the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland's website, allows patients to search for doctors expert in their condition. | |
| It gives details of the medics' performance and where they work from. | |
| This is the first guide of this type to be launched. | This is the first guide of this type to be launched. |
| 'Bewildering experience' | 'Bewildering experience' |
| Association president Karen Nugent said: "Being diagnosed with a serious illness or disease can be life-changing and bewildering experience. | Association president Karen Nugent said: "Being diagnosed with a serious illness or disease can be life-changing and bewildering experience. |
| "We want to give patients the information they need, so they can easily find a surgeon who specialises in their condition. | "We want to give patients the information they need, so they can easily find a surgeon who specialises in their condition. |
| "This will empower people to choose a surgeon they have full confidence in and make sure they are being referred to the right doctor for their individual needs, which will increase transparency." | "This will empower people to choose a surgeon they have full confidence in and make sure they are being referred to the right doctor for their individual needs, which will increase transparency." |
| Mark Coleman, a colorectal surgeon based in Plymouth, who helped develop the website, said: "The direction of travel for hospital specialists is to establish a better connection with patients, and also between primary and secondary care. Performance outcomes are part of that. | Mark Coleman, a colorectal surgeon based in Plymouth, who helped develop the website, said: "The direction of travel for hospital specialists is to establish a better connection with patients, and also between primary and secondary care. Performance outcomes are part of that. |
| "When we spoke to people about designing the website they told us an A-to-Z of specialists would be useful, so someone with a particular colorectal condition could see who has the right expertise, and this could inform their discussion with their GP." | "When we spoke to people about designing the website they told us an A-to-Z of specialists would be useful, so someone with a particular colorectal condition could see who has the right expertise, and this could inform their discussion with their GP." |
| Reassurance | Reassurance |
| Prof Norman Williams, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "Patients should have access to as much information as possible about their condition so they can make an informed decision about what treatment options exist and the likely outcomes." | Prof Norman Williams, president of the Royal College of Surgeons, said: "Patients should have access to as much information as possible about their condition so they can make an informed decision about what treatment options exist and the likely outcomes." |
| Mark Flannagan, chief executive of the charity Beating Bowel Cancer, said: "We know that patients have a thirst for information, but it can often be difficult for them to access it during what can be a frightening time in their lives. | Mark Flannagan, chief executive of the charity Beating Bowel Cancer, said: "We know that patients have a thirst for information, but it can often be difficult for them to access it during what can be a frightening time in their lives. |
| "This is a positive step forward in providing patients with the information they need and promoting transparency." | "This is a positive step forward in providing patients with the information they need and promoting transparency." |
| He added: "This is the start and as more information becomes available, we hope it will develop into what can be a valuable and user-friendly tool to help patients find the right surgeon, compare outcomes, and give them the reassurance they need." | He added: "This is the start and as more information becomes available, we hope it will develop into what can be a valuable and user-friendly tool to help patients find the right surgeon, compare outcomes, and give them the reassurance they need." |
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