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| 2005 Autumn Meeting | President's Column | Editorial Column |
| Geriatrics is not just the largest specialty, it is also the happiest, according to Sally Briggs' survey. More>> |
September and October are high season for meetings - the BGS autumn meeting taking pride of place. More>> |
Notwithstanding Sally Briggs' finding that we geriatricians are a happy bunch, an SpR wrote to say he was leaving his post because More>> |
| Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) | Prevention and Treatment of Pressure Ulcers | Trainees Pages |
| The CSCI's "Leaving Hospital - Revisited", looks at the experiences of older people after leaving hospital, revealing that decisions that are made at the time of discharge from hospital can have long-term consequences. More>> |
The BGS (represented by Dr Jackie Morris) and the NICE reference committee has just completed a two year project to compile the abovenamed guidelines. In the form of a slide show and quick reference guide, they may be downloaded from www.nice.org.uk/CG029 | How I got into research - or, Fishing and Academic Medicine by Graham Ellis More>> Centres of Good Practice More >> News from Harrogate More>> Submitting an abstract for the BGS Spring Meeting More>> |
| Staff grade and Associate Specialists | Dermatology Service Provision - adequacy and equity | Messages in the ether - BGS discussion forum |
| At its meeting on 6 October, updates were given on BMA negotiations for our new contract. PMETB, CPD and appraisal. More>> |
The BGS has responded to an invitation from the All Party Parliamentary Group on Skin regarding the adequacy and equity of dermatology service provision More>> |
The BGS has responded to several requests for the BGS discussion forum/message board to be reinstated on the BGS website More>> |
| Managed Clinical Networks in Lanarkshire | History of Geriatric Medicine in the UK | |
| At the heart of the individual geriatrician's struggle with national policy is the seemingly simple concept of a health service for older people which is proactive, "jointed up" and multi-professional More>> |
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I am pleased to announce that the DVD “A Brief History of Geriatric Medicine in the UK”, by Prof John Brocklehurst, premiered at the North Western Branch of the BGS during September, is now on sale. More>> |
| Delirious about dementia | President Elect's column | BGS UK Association of Professors of Geriatric Medicine |
| A consensus document put together by a working group comprising members of the Cerebral Ageing and Mental Health SIG, has been circulated to all members and is available from the BGS website More>> | National Clinical Excellence Awards - Bronze, Silver, Gold and Platinum Overseas Members |
The Association had its bi-annual meeting during the BGS Autumn Meeting in Harrogate during which it changed its name from Association of Professors to the UK Association of Professors of Geriatric Medicine. More>> |
| BGS Spring Meeting 2006 - 10 reasons to come | Nosokinetics - Oct issue | DoH Flu Immunisation Campaign |
| Geordie culture is much more than flat caps, whippets beer and football More>> |
The October issue of Nosokinetics is now available (pdf format) More >> |
We would like to call upon health professionals to take advantage of the free flu jab that is available to them, and remind those who are deemed most at risk from the serious consequences of flu to also get immunised. More >> |
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