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Editor: Kevin Kelleher
March 2005
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Launch of revised BGS Compendium of Policy & Good Practice President's Column Editorial Column 

Over the years, the BGS has produced a large number of policy statements...
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With the drumbeat of the coming General Election becoming louder, health issues are never far from the news
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By sheer coincidence of the material offered to your Newsletter editorial team, this issue pays tribute to pioneers
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Calling BGS Overseas Members
Going into Research
Our Inspirations

A key part of the Society's strategic plan is to ensure that the BGS continues to play a active role in international organisations
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Like most iatroblasts, I started university without knowing exactly what career I would follow
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I'm sure most of us can remember the first geriatrician who inspired us
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Reimbursement for Delayed Discharge Unsung Heroes - Glasgow and the Origins of Geriatrics BGS Scientific Meetings - Update on Submission of Abstracts

As a significant time has elapsed since the introduction of the delayed discharge reimbursement policy between NHS and Social Service departments in England
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The origin of geriatric medicine is rightly associated with the work of Marjory Warren from the late 1930's
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The advent of encouraging the submission of abstacts which do not strictly comply with the definition of "research", but which fall under the category of "clinical effectiveness"
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BGS Clinical Guideline - Anti-depressant Medication following ABI Bim Bhowmick - a Hero in Wales

This new clinical guideline has now been posted onto the BGS website
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Bim retired in February 2005 after a remarkable career


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Bim Bhowmick who retired in Feb 2005

Should Dr Forster carry a Health Warning? In Memoriam
William Henry Moffat

A few weeks ago I was informed I had an "excess mortality"


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William Henry Moffat

Former consultant physician of Greenslaid & Whiteabbey Hospitals


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South Birmingham - Two Trusts in on Service Team Working
www.bmjlearning.com

South Birmingham NHS Trusts

The present shape of the South Birmingham service originates from the need in the 1960's to clear the Poor Law wards

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BGS members are encouraged to visit this website. One of the articles is on team working written by Dr Abhaya Gupta, Consultant Physician Elderly Care, Carmarthen. There is information on several useful clinical and management topics included here.

www.bmjlearning.com

BGS Compendium of Policy BGS Website - Overhaul Nosokinetics Update

Guidelines for geriatricians on copying letters to patients
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We ask for your patience during the continued overhaul of the BGS website. It took years to develop the old one. No doubt it will take a few months to develop the new one!

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Click here for a pdf copy of the February issue of Nosokinetics

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