| BGS
Newsletter Online |
| Editor:
David Beaumont |
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Index
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| Nurse Consultants |
President's Column |
Editorial
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The new generation of nurse leaders for older people look forward to sharing a specialist focus with the BGS.
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In November, the CMO, Liam Donaldson invited me to a briefing and dinner, regarding the influenza pandemic.
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As you read this after the excesses of the festive season, may I take this opportunity to wish you a happy and prosperous 2006
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| Vertical Integration of Services for Older People |
Continuing Professional Development |
Core Curriculum of competencies in intermediate care |
September saw the culmination of twelve months of negotiation and preparation. A workshop organised by the NHS Confederations in partnership with the British Geriatrics Society was held at the Kings’ Fund London.
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College policy makers on continuing professional development have been busy, with implications for both providers and consumers of CPD programmes.
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In a pioneering step, Wales has developed a comprehenisve core curriculum of competencies for intermediate care for SpRs in geriatric medicine. While designed for SpRs in Wales, the curriculum has UK-wide relevance
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| Single Assessment Process - BGS Discussion Forum |
President Elect's Column |
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy - a physician's guide |
Most of the acitivity on the BGS discussion forum is around the Single Assessment Process
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I represented the Society at the launch of the London College's report on medical professionalism
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Enclosed with the hard copy issue of the January 2006 newsletter, is a DVD entitled, "A Physician's Guide to Progressive Supranuclear Palsy" (UK subscribers only)
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| Trainees Pages |
'Years Ahead' - northeast forum on ageing |
In memoriam
Dr Arun Kumar Sarkar FRCP
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As BGS trainees group committee members, we are currently serving on the standing committees of the BGS as representatives of
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The question, why did you go into research would be better replaced with, "why does anyone go into research?"
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Years Ahead was launched in January 2005 and brings together organisations operating at regional level to promote partnership working on issues related to demographic change in the North East, and factors which influence the health and wellbeing of its older population, including social attitudes and perceptions of ageing.
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| BGS Officers Posts - Nominations invited |
Medical ethics special interest group |
Changes to Primary Care Trusts - the BGS responds |
Nominations are invited for the BGS officers' posts of
President Elect
Deputy Hon Treasurer
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Nothing could be more serious than the care of ill people, nor more deserving of intelligent discussion.
It is ten years since the Ethics Special Interest Group More>>
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The Government Health Committee has launched an inquiry into potential changes to the Primary Care Trusts' functions and numbers arising from commissioning a patient-led NHS More>> |
| Staff and Associate Specialists |
Training in geriatrics - present and future |
Payment by results - preliminary results of BGS Survey |
Reports from the BMA negotiating group suggest that agreement is soon to be reached for the contract to be put before SAS members to vote on More>>
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At the end of November, the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons in Glasgoe played host to a joint BGS/JCHMT meeting on the future of training in geriatric medicine
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Payment by results (PBR) and parient choice are examples of system reform that are having profound effects on the way health care is being organised in England
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| Hospital at night |
Dr Opinder Sahota wins Hospital Doctor of the Year Award |
The Government response on the continuing care HSC report |
In the UK, the care of hospital patients out of hours has traditionally relied on specialty specific tiers of doctors working "on call" rotas. However, the EWTD has prompted a fresh look
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The BGS is delighted to bask in the reflected light of Dr Sahota’s scoop of the national “Hospital Doctor of the Year” award at the prestigious final of the 2005 Health and Social Care Awards held on 13 December
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The Government issued its response to the Health Select Committee in July 2005. The BGS had made both written and verbal presentations to the Health Select Committee on Continuing Care
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