1.1. Aim

The overarching aim of ECCO is to improve the care of patients with IBD through the development of guidelines, education and research. Current evidence is fundamental in enabling N-ECCO to meet this progressive aim. This document updates the first N-ECCO Consensus Statements based on the ‘ideal’standard of care, 1 and provides additional statements and evidence supporting contemporary IBD nursing practice, while acknowledging the extensive variety in IBD nursing practice across Europe. 2

1.2. Methods and results

The N-ECCO Consensus Statements required revision due to the emergence of new evidence supporting the role of the IBD Nurse. In line with Standard Operating Procedures set out by ECCO, the proposal to update the Statements was approved by ECCO’s Governing Board. The ECCO Office sent an international call for N-ECCO members in January 2017; 10 nurses and the current N-ECCO committee of 2017 were selected and divided into four working groups [WGs] in March 2017, each responsible for a different section of the consensus document.