Dr Philip Mayhead was one of a very few key opinion leaders invited to attend the prestigious Conference on the management of pancreatic exocrine insufficiency in Spain this month with Abbott Healthcare. The two day conference was full of interesting insights into the diagnosis and management of pancreatic insufficiency led by Professor Dominguez Munos. Speaking […]

Bowel Cancer Screening in East Sussex – Dr Phil Mayhead is now a Bowel Cancer Screening Colonoscopist. (June, 2014) The bowel cancer screening program exists to evaluate men and women between the ages of 60-69 within East Sussex with age extension coming to evaluate patients until they are 75 years old. It has been shown […]

12-18th of May 2014 This week is Coeliac Disease awareness week. Coeliac disease affects approximately 1% of the population. If you have had a long history of any of the following symptoms or problems, it is worth discussing with your GP or Gastroenterologist obtaining a simple blood test for Coeliac Disease: Diarrhoea Unexplained tiredness Bloating […]

30th April 2014 The 30th of April, 2014 saw the official opening of the Eastbourne DGH Endoscopy unit by the Lord Lieutenant of East Sussex. More than 100 people from the local community attended the opening and guided tours of the unit that took place all afternoon. The Unit has up to 3 treatment rooms […]