Media Release
Date: 20 August 2025
Top award for RUH endoscopy team
The endoscopy team at the Royal United Hospitals Bath NHS Foundation Trust is celebrating achieving a top national award for excellence.
The team has received JAG accreditation from the Joint Advisory Group on GI Endoscopy, which is awarded to high-quality gastrointestinal endoscopy services in recognition of the excellent care they provide patients.
Following a rigorous evaluation of its service, including an in-person site visit by inspectors, the RUH's unit was deemed to meet the high standards required in safety, patient experience, staff training, and clinical quality.
Rowan Neville, Support Specialty Manager for Medicine, said: "We are delighted to have received such prestigious accreditation.
"It was a really challenging assessment process which needed a huge amount of hard work from our clinical, nursing and admin teams.
"As a department we pride ourselves on consistently delivering the highest quality care and outcomes for the people we care for.
"This accreditation is testament to the hard work and dedication of everyone in the team to continuous improvement, and to ensuring our patients always get the very best care."
Around 12,000 endoscopies were carried out at the RUH last year – and this number is predicted to increase over the next 12 months.
Working in partnership with Sulis Hospital Bath, alongside additional recruitment and investment, has also led to quicker turnaround times, helping the RUH to clear a previous backlog of appointments.
An endoscopy is a medical procedure where a long, thin, flexible tube with a camera (endoscope) is inserted into the body, usually through a natural opening like the mouth to examine internal organs and structures. It's used for both diagnosis and treatment of various conditions.
You can find out more information about different endoscopy procedures on the NHS website.
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