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Editor: Kevin Kelleher	January 2004	Index of Articles
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Editorial Column	President's Column	New Consultant Contract
For those of you who missed it, in mid-November, Panorama, the flagship BBC Current Affairs Programme, ran “A Carer’s Story” More >>	At the start of 2004, I am pleased to have the opportunity of wishing all members of the British Geriatrics Society a happy and successful new year. More >>	Briefing note for geriatricians on job planning. The new consultant contract is fundamentally different to the current consultant contract More >>
Looking in Different Directions		Ruminations on Retirement - Richard Lynham
Where to start? As a new Chief Executive there are many ways of introducing one’s perspective of a new position More >>		I received the November Newsletter just an hour before the President’s ‘prize-giving’ More >>
Facilities for Hire	BGS Multi-centre Audit - COOP	Careers in Geriatric Medicine
Meetings Rooms at Marjory Warren House More >>	The Clinical Practice Evaluation Group (CPEG) has a remit to develop multi-centre audit within the BGS More >>	BGS Display Stand More >> Careers Leaflet More >>
John Brocklehurst Prize	Monitored Dosage Equipment	Formulating National Policy
The Scientific Committee is pleased to announce the establishment of the John Brocklehurst Prize for the best poster presentation covering good clinical practice/audit More >>	David Black and Gill Turner express concern over the lack of standard guidance for the use of monitored dosage equipment/devices More >>	Recent developments have revealed the need for some of the Society’s special interest groups (SIGs) and Sections to have a role in formulating policy More >>
Royal Victoria Infirmary Unit Saves NHS Millions	Syncope - International Conference in Newcastle	Single Assessment Process - Development of a Dataset
A study by Newcastle University researchers has shown that a unique out-patient hospital facility for older patients has provided enormous savings for the NHS More >>	The first International syncope conference to be held in the UK was hosted by Newcastle between 20 - 22 November 2003 More >>	The NHS Information Authority, in conjunction with DoH policy leads and a multi-disciplinary working group are developing a dataset to support the implementation of the single assessment process More >>
Hong Kong - Ahead of the Game	Threads Within Geriatrics - Special Interest Group	Trainees' Page
In September 2003, I had the pleasure and honour to be invited to Hong Kong as the external examiner and advisor for the Post Graduate Diploma in Community Geriatrics More >>	Since the late 80’s when the Drugs and Prescribing Section pioneered a “special interest” forum within the BGS, numerous other special interests have emerged More >>	Future of academic medicine More >> Doing research as a trainee in geriatric medicine More>>
Notices	Key to Stroke Damage	Dr Ian Hastie - Dean of Post-Graduate Medicine for London
*Updated regularly* Meetings >> Announcements >> Jobs >>	Toronto researchers have discovered the key to keeping brain cells alive much longer during a stroke More >>	The Society congratulates Dr Ian Hastie on his appointment as Dean of Postgraduate Medicine for London More >>
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