| BGS
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| Editor:
David Beaumont |
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Index
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The human rights of older people in healthcare - a call for evidence
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President's Column |
Editorial
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The BGS recently responded to the most recent debate on the human rights of older people in a healthcare context, launched by the UK Parliament Joint Committee on Human Rights
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We had a successful meeting with members of the RCGP and others, at which we discussed how best geriatricians, GPwSIs and other community staff might work together
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Members will have read that case management of frail older people did not achieve reductions in hospital admissions, emergency bed days, nor did it affect mortality
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Geriatrics, croquet and snake soup
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First impressions of Taipei Veteran's General Hospital? It is huge (3,000 beds) and busy (10,000 outpatients per day)! More>>
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| Meeting the new president-elect |
Reconfiguration of acute services for elderly care |
Knowledge testing is here to stay |
I was delighted to have been elected as President-Elect of the BGS and wish to thank all those who voted for me and for the many kind and encouraging letters that I have received. More>>
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Over the past 50 years, there has been a remarkable evolution in the assessment and management of sick and disabled old people in the UK . More>> |
Whether we like it or not (and I suspect most of us don't!) knowledge testing trainees as part of their assessment of competence is here to stay.
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| Nurse Consultants |
Parkinson's Disease Section |
Letters to the Editor |
The Nurse Consultants group looks forward to our representation at the forthcoming Spring Conference..more>>
Liverpool Care Homes Support
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Do we geriatricians really welcome the emphasis being placed on hyperacute management of stroke in specialist centres if this is likely to compete for and win limited resources? More>> |
| The battle for the popular soul |
BGS Grants |
BGS endorsement - guidelines for using the BGS logo |
| Newspapers do not publish articles on such broad topics as the closure of rehabilitation beds and the broader social benefits to be had in ensuring that the older person gets a CGA More>> |
The BGS has a number of grants on offer More>>
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On occasion, the BGS is asked to endorse professional material produced by outside organisations, BGS special interest groups or individuals More>> |
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