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Barrett's Oesophagus: Ablative Therapy (Jan 2023) - Stakeholders Barrett's oesophagus: ablative therapy (Jan 2023) - Stakeholders Action Against Heartburn Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Educational Psychologists Association of Laparoscopic Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Association of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgeons of Great Britain and Ireland Barrett’s Oesophagus Campaign Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust Boston Scientific Brighton and Sussex University Hospital NHS Trust British Dietetic Association British Medical Association British Medical Journal British National Formulary British Nuclear Cardiology Society British Nuclear Medicine Society British Psychological Society British Red Cross British Society of Gastroenterology British Society of Gastrointestinal and Abdominal Radiology British Society of Interventional Radiology BTG Plc Care Quality Commission Cochrane Abdomen and Endocrine Network College of Paramedics Department of Health and Social Care Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety - Northern Ireland Federation of Surgical Specialty Associations Fighting Oesophageal Reflux Together Gedeon Richter UK GP update / Red Whale Guy’s and St Thomas’s NHS Trust Health and Care Professions Council Health iQ Healthcare Improvement Scotland Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership Heartburn Cancer UK Heartburn Cancer UK Herefordshire and Worcestershire CCG Humberside Oesophageal Support Group Hywel Dda University Health Board Leicester Royal Infirmary London Borough of Redbridge Medical Research Council Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency Medtronic Limited Ministry of Defence National Center for Biotechnology Information National Deaf Children's Society National Guideline Alliance National Guideline Centre National Institute for Health and Care Excellence National Institute for Health Research NHS Choices NHS Clinical Knowledge Summaries NHS England NHS Health at Work NHS Improvement NHS Plus NHS South Warwickshire CCG Norgine Pharmaceuticals Ltd North Tees and Hartlepool NHS Foundation Trust Northern Health and Social Care Trust Northern ireland Rare Disease Partnership Northern Region Endoscopy Group Nottingham City Hospital Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust Nursing and Midwifery Council Oxfordshire CCG Pentax U.K. Limited Primary Care Society for Gastroenterology Public Health England Public Health Wales Queen Alexandra Hospital Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham RM Partners Royal College of Anaesthetists Royal College of General Practitioners Royal College of Midwives Royal College of Nursing Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health Royal College of Pathologists Royal College of Physicians Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow Royal College of Psychiatrists Royal College of Radiologists Royal College of Speech and Language Therapists Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh Royal College of Surgeons of England Royal Cornwall Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Liverpool and Broadgreen University Hospitals NHS Trust Royal Pharmaceutical Society Royal Society of Medicine Scottish Intercollegiate Guidelines Network Society and College of Radiographers Somerset, Wiltshire, Avon and Gloucestershire Cancer Services Operational Group South Eastern Health and Social Care Trust Southern Health & Social Care Trust Synectics Medical Medtronic Inc Technical Support Unit Teva UK University Hospital Aintree University Hospital Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust Welsh Government Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee Western Health and Social Care Trust Wirral University Teaching Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
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