Table 1.
Timeline of JAG achievements and corresponding drivers
| Year | JAG milestone | Driver(s) |
| 1994 | JAG established. | |
| 1999 | First JAG position statement: ‘Recommendations for training in GI endoscopy’. | |
| 2002 | First JAG committee meeting. | |
| 2003 | Development of endoscopy modernisation England – NHS endoscopy toolkit. | DoH support |
| 2004 | GRS piloted – part of NEP, aligned with JAG. | DoH support |
| ‘Guidelines for training, appraisal and assessment of trainees in GI endoscopy and for the Assessment of units for Registration and Re-Registration’. Endoscopy curriculum. DOPS in formative and summative assessment. |
NCEPOD ‘Scoping Our Practice’ 1st National Colonoscopy Audit |
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| Early preparation for JAG QA visits. | DoH support | |
| 2005 | National endoscopy training programme established. | DoH support, SACs |
| Endoscopy GRS handover to JAG to underpin accreditation. | ||
| Bowel Cancer Screening Programme (BCSP). | ||
| 2006 | Endoscopy service accreditation commenced to coincide with BCSP. | |
| 2007 | BSG Quality and Safety Indicators for Endoscopy document released. | |
| 2008 | Gastrointestinal Endoscopy for Nurses programme commenced. | NEP |
| 2009 | Formal handover of NEP work and all outputs to JAG. | |
| Release of JETS e-Portfolio. | ||
| National Nurse Endoscopist project linked to training centres. | DoH support | |
| GRS introduced for private providers. | ||
| 2011 | JAG GRS released for use in New Zealand and Ireland. | |
| Electronic e-certification (diagnostic upper GI endoscopy, flexible sigmoidoscopy and colonoscopy). | 2nd National Colonoscopy Audit, Full BCSP Roll-out. |
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| First DOPyS. | ||
| 2013 | National Endoscopy Database project started. | |
| JAG formally take on administration and governance of BCSP accreditation from Public Health England. | ||
| Best Practice Tariff for JAG-accredited units. | DoH support | |
| BCSP Bowel Scope accreditation started. | ||
| 2016 | Updated Global Rating Scale census and JAG accreditation standards released. | |
| Updated DOPS forms and trainee certification criteria released. | ||
| 2017 | JAG Research Group formed. |
BCSP, Bowel Cancer Screening Programme; BSG, British Society of Gastroenterology; DoH, Department of Health; DOPS, direct observation of procedural skills; DOPyS, direct observation of polypectomy skills; GRS, Global Rating Scale; JAG, Joint Advisory Group on Gastrointestinal Endoscopy; JETS, JAG Endoscopy Training System; QA, quality assurance; NCEPOD, National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome and Death; NEP, National Endoscopy Programme; SAC, Specialist Advisory Committee.