The official twitter page of the Endoscopy Department at University Hospitals Dorset. Proud to be #teamuhd ☺️

Joined April 2022
✨ MEET THE TEAM ✨ Luke Hasluck has established himself as a dedicated clinical endoscopist with a focus on upper gastrointestinal conditions. His areas of interest include Barrett’s oesophagus, eosinophilic oesophagitis, and the surveillance of gastric atrophy. – at Bournemouth, England
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Luke leads the capsule sponge service, which was launched in 2021. This service has since contributed to early cancer detection and better management of oesophageal conditions. #meettheteam #teamuhd #teamendo – at Bournemouth, England
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Earlier this month we celebrated our wonderful Fran! She reached the 50 year milestone in our NHS!! Fran is such a valued part of our team, we are so lucky to know, work and learn from someone with the experience and knowledge Fran has!
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Fran said: “The NHS is a wonderful institution, second only to the Monarchy, I hope it lasts forever! I have been very lucky to have worked and continue to work with such incredible people, past and present” We appreciate you great amounts Fran!! 💙 – at Bournemouth, England
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Dr. Suranga Dharmasiri, UHD consultant gastroenterologist and the Dorset (ICS) lead for endoscopy: “The new centre will enable us to treat more patients, reduce waiting times, enhance patient experiences, and train the next generation of endoscopy professionals in Dorset."
We’re kicking off construction on our new £21m endoscopy centre at Poole Hospital. This exciting development means faster diagnosis, shorter waiting times, and an enhanced patient experience.🙌 #PatientFirst #TransformationTuesday More here: ow.ly/sZPz50Tu3h6
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Jane has worked in the trust for 22 years and was recently a patient in the endoscopy department. Thank you Jane for sharing your experience with us 😊 #TeamUHD #TeamEndo
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✨MEET THE TEAM ✨ Dee is our newly appointed practice educator. She has worked in endoscopy for 20 years and has always had a great passion for teaching and supporting staff development. She is experienced in all aspects of endoscopy, especially ERCP and therapeutic procedures.
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Dee is responsible with the training and development of endoscopy nursing and HCA staff across both sites. #teamuhd #teamendo #practiceeducator #development #progression
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UHD Endoscopy Department retweeted
It’s 19th May which can only mean one thing #WorldIBDDay 🌍 has arrived! You’ve been showing up in your thousands in support of our #IIBDbmythbustingwe hope you'll continue to share and dispel the common myths around IBD   crohnsandcolitis.org.uk/get-…
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📢 Exciting announcement! 📢 As of the 30th of April, we launched text message reminders for all endoscopy procedures! Patients will be receiving those a week and then again one day before their appointment! #teamuhd #teamendo #textreminders #nhs
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Alongside our aim to digitalise and therefore improve access to more user friendly services, we hope that with this launch, we will see an improvement in our DNA rates!
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UHD Endoscopy Department retweeted
Meet the endoscopy admin team 👋 "Merging the two admin teams hasn’t come without its challenges but the team have taken it all in their stride. They are such a great bunch of people and I am very lucky to have such a great team to work with." #AdministrativeProfessionalsDay
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Our UHD Charity is raising funds for the additional items that will help enhance the care in our new BEACH building in our BEACH Appeal. Watch to find out more about how to get involved or head to ow.ly/Hv9z50Rbc4a for more information or to donate💙
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Find out more about the £500m investment to upgrade our buildings, including the new endoscopy unit over at Poole, from chief strategy and transformation officer, Richard Renaut, in an interview with @Bournemouthecho bournemouthecho.co.uk/news/2…
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Wishing our wonderful Di a happy retirement! 🩵 Di’s been with us in endoscopy for 9 years and has recently hit the 25 year milestone in the NHS. Part of her job was playing an essential role in keeping our staff trained and competent. – at Bournemouth, England
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She has provided endless amounts of help to clinical and admin staff in supporting our overall aim in achieving JAG accreditation. Team endo will miss her so much, especially her infectious fun energy!! We look forward to hearing about what she’s getting up to!!! 🩵✨
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A little summary of our very fun afternoon! What a great time to be a part of team endo 🩵 #teamuhd #teamendo #awayday
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🤍 The feedback we love to receive 👏🏼 To leave us feedback, access uhd.nhs.uk or email our Patient Experience Team on [email protected] Alternatively, patients could leave feedback on the Patient Opinion/ NHS Choices websites. #nhs #endoscopy
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Six days of industrial action by junior doctors starts on 3 January 👇. Help us help you at this time and find out more at uhd.nhs.uk/news/latest-news-…
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✨MEET THE TEAM ✨ Dr. Babu Krishnan is a consultant gastroenterologist. In addition to a wide range of gastroenterology conditions, he has a specialist interest in benign and malignant biliary and pancreatic diseases and interventional endoscopy including ERCP. #teamuhd
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