8 weekly culturally appropriate feature articles, disseminated across the community, containing medical articles written by senior doctors in the IBD field, also used as resource information packs.

Open day awareness event - held in conjunction with Jewish Digest, another IBD charity which focuses on IBD awareness. 200 people attended; all IBD sufferers and parents/carers of children with IBD.

Supported over 250 patients to date, through practical advice; emotional support, medical referrals and hospital advocacy; accompanying them to appointments; providing interpreters as needed; transport to and from hospital; arranging special food and signposting to doctors and other resources. 

Provided cultural training and literature to 30 IBD medical registrars, surgeons and consultants from 10 hospitals in London and Manchester.

We created a local emergency resource supply of Modulen (a Crohn’s friendly nutritional formula) and stomach pouch bags, available at all hours if needed in cases of emergency.

We established a culturally sensitive buddy and befriending service connecting patients with their peers who are suffering similar conditions.

We are in the process of establishing a medical Advisory Board to include gastro doctors, surgeons and other medical professionals in the field.