GMCT Specialty Service Networks
Gastroenterology Network
Digestive system diseases are the third most common cause of hospitalisation in NSW accounting for 10.6% of all hospitalisations in 2004-2005 (11.1% in males and 10.2% in females). Clinicians – doctors, nurses and allied health professionals - working within the NSW public hospital system across greater metropolitan Sydney, provide care to patients with a range of gastroenterological disorders including but not limited to:
- Diseases of the oral cavity, salivary glands, jaws
- Diseases of the oesophagus, stomach and duodenum (including gastro-oesophageal reflux disease, peptic ulcers, motility disorders)
- Diseases of the appendix
- Hernia
- Other diseases of the intestines
- Cancers of the digestive system including colorectal cancer
- Diseases of the peritoneum
- Non-infective enteritis, colitis eg inflammatory bowel disease including Crohn’s disease and ulcerative colitis)
- Diseases of the liver including hepatic cancer and viral hepatitis
- Disorders of the gall bladder, biliary tract and pancreas
- Other diseases of the digestive system
The GMCT Gastroenterology Network was established in late 2005. Its main objective is to promote high quality care for these patients and to reduce inequities in access to services and improve outcomes.
The Network has built strong collaborative relationships amongst clinicians and with NSW Department of Health, the Cancer Institute NSW, the Clinical Excellence Commission, the NSW Institute of Medical Education and Training and Rural Health Priority Taskforce.
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