Report of a working party on the staffing of endoscopy units.

Occasional report Report of a working party on the staffing of endoscopy unitsIn 1985 the British Society of Gastroenterology conivened a working party' to report on the staffing of endoscopy units in the light of changes which have taken place in the last decade.Its remit was to makc recommendations concerning the role, number, and specialiscd training nceds of nurses and other non-medical staff employed in endoscopy (cn- doscopy assistants).In addition it was to recommend suitable training schemes for endoscopists and consider the implications of individual certification.The following report was approved by the cndoscopy section committee of the British Society of Gastrocntcrology and was accepted by Council in 1987.