Small Bowel and Nutrition Committee Terms of Reference
Purpose
To support training, education, research and guidelines of Small Bowel and Nutrition within the BSG
To work alongside different external bodies to promote the expanding role of Small Bowel and Nutrition In the UK
To represent the interests and issues of the BSG members specialised in Small Bowel and Nutrition
To manage the future direction of the Small Bowel and Nutrition committee in accordance with shifts in the NHS
To develop professional collaborations nationally and internationally with the formal approval of the Executive
To support the recruitment and retention of members in the specialty of Gastroenterology
To hold a monothematic meeting every 3 years to promote the work of the specialty group to the broader community.
Scope
To support Specialist diagnostic tests, procedures and treatments pertaining to nutrition and small bowel physiology and pathology
High Level Strategic Objectives
To promote nutritional assessment and care Nationally along with other specialist organisations such as BAPEN
To be proactive in promoting education and guidence in small bowel and nutritional matters
To provide a network for interested parties within the BSG and other bodies such as BAPEN
To provide support for research in small bowel and nutritional disease
Membership (eligibility criteria)
The Section Committee/CRG must have a minimum of 4 members and a maximum of 12, one of which must be a Trainee.
The Committee will be responsible for ensuring that the section meets its strategic objectives
The appointment term for committee membership is 3 years
The Chair and Secretary will be elected from the membership of the Committee and will each serve 3 years
The Chair is able to co-opt members to join the Committee with the approval of the Section
Co-opted members will be ‘task and time limited’ to respect the democratic election process within the Society. Co-opted members should not be granted ongoing roles within the Committee after the timebound task for which they have been co-opted. A record of co-opted members should be agreed by the Committee and members should be stood down once their task is completed
