title: Establishing an inflammatory bowel disease service.
abstract: Specialist nurses make a valuable contribution to the care of the individual with inflammatory bowel disease yet there are still relatively few of these nurses in post. This article discusses the development of the role within the Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors.affiliation: Royal Bolton Hospital.
authors.forename: Catherine
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pearson
mesh_terms: D000553:Ambulatory Care / Q000458:organization & administration; D004739:England; D006297:Health Services Accessibility / Q000458:organization & administration; D015277:Hotlines / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D015212:Inflammatory Bowel Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000628:therapy*; D009720:Nurse Clinicians / Q000193:education / Q000458:organization & administration*; D024802:Nurse's Role; D015403:Nursing Evaluation Research; D010348:Patient Care Team / Q000458:organization & administration; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000458:organization & administration; D016730:Program Development; D015397:Program Evaluation