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Developing a sustainable endoscopy network in Scotland: in response to Tavabie et al
  1. Damien Leith1,
  2. Josh Orpen-Palmer2,
  3. Adrian J Stanley3,
  4. Sandeep Siddhi4
  5. ScotRIGHT
  1. 1 University of Dundee, Dundee, UK
  2. 2 Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
  3. 3 GI Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
  4. 4 Aberdeen Royal Infirmary, Aberdeen, UK
  5. 5 NHS Education for Scotland, Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
  1. Correspondence to Dr Josh Orpen-Palmer; josh.orpen-palmer{at}nhs.scot

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It is with great interest that we read the timely article by Tavabie and colleagues detailing the environmental impact of gastroenterology and hepatology services and outlining the unique position of trainee research networks to facilitate the sustainable transformation of endoscopy services and share best practice approaches between units.1 The recent COP28 summit and Global Tipping Points Report reiterated in stark terms that time is of the essence.2 It is critical we all act. The Scottish Trainees’ Research in Gastroenterology and Hepatology (ScotRIGHT) network,3 in collaboration with the Scottish Society of Gastroenterology (SSG), has already taken the lead on this in Scotland.

Using the ScotRIGHT network of Scottish trainees and Allied Healthcare Professionals (AHP), we have begun …

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  • Contributors DL and JOP co-wrote the initial draft and edited it. AJS and SS edited the manuscript.

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