£5k donated to UHSM's Inflammatory Bowel Disease Service
"The generosity of this donation is going to make a real difference to patients who attend UHSM outpatient department. It will particularly be beneficial to IBD patients that often require regular attendance to the outpatient department. The exciting work of producing an educational DVD later in the year, to be played during our IBD clinics will be of great benefit to patient’s knowledge of their disease and how to access the IBD service. The IBD service is looking forward to continuing our special relationship with Crohn’s and Colitis UK for the good of patients that we manage."
Mark Sephton
Lead Inflammatory Bowel Disease Specialist Nurse
The South Manchester Crohn’s & Colitis UK group have donated the fruits of all their hard work of fundraising over the last year to the Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) service at UHSM. It is going to be used to install televisions within the outpatient department waiting areas that have been purchased over 12 months ago, but never been installed due to funding. This will complete a further step to ensure that patients are comfortable whilst awaiting their consultation. The IBD service hopes to utilise the televisions later on in the year to produce an education DVD on IBD and the service that we provide to patients.
South Manchester Crohn’s & Colitis UK group principal aim is not only to raise funds for local and national needs, but encourage local support and self help, provide information and support, publicity to non-members, information to members and provide links to the medical profession.
Together, UC and Crohn’s Disease affect about 1 person in every 250 in the United Kingdom population. The severity of the symptoms fluctuates unpredictably over time. Patients are likely to experience flare-ups in between intervals of remission or reduced symptoms. UC and Crohn’s are relapsing, remitting conditions. Most patients remain under hospital follow-up. Urgent consultation or hospital admission may be required for ‘flare-ups’. There is no cure for UC or Crohn’s at present (except for UC, if the colon is surgically removed), but treatment can control the disease in most cases. Worldwide research is rapidly increasing understanding of IBD, and so hopes for better treatments are high.