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| Payment by Results |
President's Column | Editorial |
| In this, the second paper, we focus on implications of PbR for Geriatric Medicine More>> |
I do not like to start with ominous news but there are two storm clouds on the horizon - the possible winter influenza pandemic and the economic downturn More>> |
At the time of writing, we are awaiting the launch of the government's Green Paper on potential approaches to funding long term care |
| Trainees issues |
Happily Independent - development of the frailty pathway for Gwent | Leadership |
SCE, Dual Accreditation and more>> Online Educational Resource on Ageing More>> E-portfolios and geriatric medicine More>> |
The Gwent health community, consisting of 11 statutory organisations, has been working together to develop a shared vison for the delivery of a comprehensive and seamless care pathway for older More>> |
A reluctant virtue among the modest (John Gladman) Leadership in medicine (Simon Conroy) |
| Checking the pulse of geriatric medicine | National COPD Audit 2008 | Diabetes - Sugar and Spice...from NSF to NICE |
| What is the future of geriatric medicine? This is a key question to be answered if we are to raise the profile of the specialty more effectively and in order for the BGS to be able to influence the development of health More>> |
We are pleased to report that the 2008 National COPD Audit has been a tremendous success! 98 per cent of Acute NHS Trusts in the UK participated and submitted data on over 9,000 clinical cases More>> |
May 2009 saw the publication of the first of the BGS's re-vamped Best Practice Guides, produced by a working group from the Diabetes Special Interest Group (SIG) |
| Staff and Associate Specialist Educational Day |
Integrated care pilots and dementia | National clinical excellence awards optimising your chances |
| New opportunities are here for Staff and Associate (SAS doctors since £12 million has been made available by the DoH for the development of staff More>> |
In April, the Dept of Health launched its pilot programme to test new models of integrated care More>> |
The scheme of clinical excellence awards was introduced at the inception of the NHS in 1948 |
| Geriatric Care in India | NICE or not- Cognitive Stimulation Therapy | BGS Scientific Meetings - when last did you attend one? |
| Despite its comparatively young population, India is poised to become home to the second largest number of elderly in the world More>> |
Cognitive Stimulation Therapy is currently recommended by NICE for all people with mild-moderate dementia More>> |
The BGS Scientific meetings are a central pillar of the BGS. Not only does the surplus income provide some |
| Equality in later life | Taipei Veterans General Hospital geriatric fellowship training programme |
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In March 2009, the Healthcare Commission produced a report entitled, 'Equality in later life - a national study of older people's mental health services' |
Population ageing is a global phenomenon and Taiwan is no exception More>> |
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