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Editor: David Beaumont
July 2006
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BGS relations with the pharmaceutical industry President's Column Editorial Column
Is the BGS too "cosy" with the pharmaceutical industry? Dave Beaumont and Michael Vassallo consider both sides
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One of the nicest traditions of the Society is that each President, during his term of office, hosts a lunch for past Presidents
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For the last month the nation has been gripped by the rising tension of international competition. More>>
BGS Special Interest Groups President Elect's Column Nurse Consultants Update
Representatives from the BGS Special Interest Groups met at Newcastle/Gateshead to report on their activities
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MRCP , Clinical Excellence Awards, the Mayo Clinic and More>>

The Nurse Consultants Special Interest Group has now held its first AGM, elected its officers and moves forward
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Trainees pages Discharge or transfer of care of frail older people for community health and social support Guidelines on capacity and testamentary capacity
More than a weekend - National Trainees' Weekend
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Why I went into research by Deepa Sumukadas
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The discharge of older people with high levels of dependency and complex health and social care needs requires careful planning
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Mental capacity is a legal concept and any decision as to whether a person does or does not have mental capacity is ultimately a decision for a court of law
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Nutritional advice in common clinical situations POPS and OPAL
Progress is possible!
DNR policies in residential homes - Letter to the editor
The GMC has defined good practice in decision making on withholding and withdrawing life-prolonging treatments
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Like most of what we do, there is no Class 1 level evidence for two service developments in our trust (Guy’s and St Thomas’ in London) as service models. Nevertheless we believe that they work and our managers support them
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John Gladman on the media's reaction to their paper proposing changes to DNR policy in residential and care homes More>>

A new ambition for old age - Letter to the editor Other letters to the editor Invitation to a clinical trial

Ian Philp on a new ambition for old age and on geriatric medicine in general
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On the demise of the AMT and on the state of the national health "system"
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As readers are no doubt aware, venous leg ulcers exert a huge morbidity on patients affected with chronic venous disease and can cause deterioration in patient’s quality of life.
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BGS Autumn Meeting 2006
Harrogate

The attractions of the BGS Autumn Meeting in October and a big welcome to Harrogate More>>

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