{
  "abstract": "The rapidly emerging evidence base for the use of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in the investigation of possible colorectal malignancy has resulted in widespread use of FIT as a triage tool between primary and secondary care. This has caused some disruption to established investigation pathways for iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) and confusion regarding the role of FIT in planning any investigation, especially with regard to the upper gastrointestinal (UGI) tract. To provide some clarity, the British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) commissioned a small group drawn from the guideline groups for both the BSG faecal immunochemical test (FIT) 1 and iron deficiency anaemia (IDA)2 guidelines, the BSG endoscopy section and the Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) to assess current evidence and produce guidelines.",
  "authors": [
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Royal Derby Hospital, Derby, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Andrew F Goddard"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "School of Medicine, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Neeraj Bhala"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Gastroenterology, St James’s University Hospital NHS Trust, Leeds, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Simon M Everett"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "The St Mark’s Centre for Familial Intestinal Cancer, Central Middlesex Hospital Site, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Kevin Monahan"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "South Tyneside NHS Foundation Trust, South Shields, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Colin Rees"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Gastroenterology, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, Sheffield, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Reena Sidhu"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Gastroenterology, Poole Hospital NHSFT, Poole, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Jonathon Snook"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "Deparrtment of Digestive Diseases, Kettering General Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, Kettering, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Ajay M Verma"
    },
    {
      "affiliations": [
        "General Surgery, Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust, Barnstaple, UK",
        "ACPGBI, London, UK"
      ],
      "name": "Katie Yeadon"
    }
  ],
  "title": "British Society of Gastroenterology (BSG) and Association of Coloproctology of Great Britain and Ireland (ACPGBI) guidelines on the role of faecal immunochemical testing (FIT) in the endoscopic investigation of iron deficiency anaemia (IDA) 2025",
  "uid": "a93335c1-c9ce-567b-b7c7-84008cf58651"
}