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Editor: Kevin Kelleher	July 2005	Index of Articles
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Social Value Judgements	President's Column	Editorial Column
The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence (NICE) has developed a consultation document on the social value judgements affecting the development of its guidance More >>	It was with great sadness that I set off to get the earliest train from Liverpool, on 2nd June, to attend Richard Lynham's memorial service. More >>	Following Richard Lynham's passing on 6th May, I thought it appropriate to publish his letter of 10th April, sent from his hospital bed. More >>
Ignatius Nascher lifetime achievement award for Prof Sir John Grimley Evans	Age and Ageing Hard copy abstracts supplement to be discontinued	DaneAge visits Leeds
Prof John Grimley Evans' outstanding contribution to Geriatric Medicine was marked by a lifetime achievement award More >>	In the near future, abstracts accepted for publication at the BGS Spring and Autumn meetings will be published online by Age and Ageing, and the hard copy Abstract supplement will be discontinued More>>	In May, members of DaneAge visited Leeds on a study trip. Denmark has a population of 5 million people. Remarkably, 466,000 Danes belong to DaneAge More >>
American and Canadian Geriatrics Societies	Clinical Excellence Awards	BGS Parkinson's Disease Section - Inaugural Essay Award
The President Elect visits the American and Canadian Geriatrics Societies More >>	In preparation for the recommendations for clinical excellence awards, readers are reminded that the BGS strongly encourages self-nomination More >>	The BGS Parkinson's Disease Section invite applications for two essay awards More >>
Clinical Effectiveness - Birmingham 2005	Glasgow and the development of geriatrics in Hong Kong
The use of sleeping with the head of bed tilted up in clinical practice for treatment of orthostatic hypotension More >> Survey of prescription and administration of Parkinson's Disease Medication in the DGH More >>	Glasgow - this cradle of geriatrics has influenced the development of geriatrics beyond the UK, in particular, Hong Kong More >>
Staff grade and associate specialists	In Memoriam Richard Lynham
Last year a questionnaire was sent to all known staff and associate specialist (SAS) doctors working in elderly care medicine. The aim of the survey was two-fold. One was to ascertain the problems SAS doctors were having in fulfilling their CPD commitments More >>		We publish this tribute paid by Dr Jonathan Ledermann to Richard Lynham at Richard’s memorial service in June. It eloquently sums up the enigmatic and private man with which many of us at the BGS worked. Dr Ledermann was Richard’s neighbour of 22 years. More >>
Orthogeriatrics services framework document	Why I went into research by Miles Witham	Who cares, wins
Fractures in older people are a major and increasing health problem in the western world More >>	When I was at medical school, someone asked me what I thought I would like to be doing in twenty years time More>>	In 2003, the Executive Committee of the Faculty of Old Age Psychiatry agreed to fund a working group to produce guidelines for the development of liaison mental health services for older people. More >>
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