| BGS
Newsletter Online |
| Editor:
Simon Conroy |
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Index
of Articles |
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| NHS Funding from 2011 - cold, cuts and improved productivity |
President's column |
Editorial
Column |
There have been several recent reports and media news items examining the bleak future of NHS funding.
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Conferences can fulfil many functions - new research can fill gaps but rarely alters the big picture. Self-calibration is an important component.
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Ideally, front door geriatricians should also have a presence in community settings.
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Introducing Zoe, our new Deputy Hon Secretary More>> |
| BGS Autumn Meeting |
Communicating our vision for older people's services |
Our work has been understated. There is new emphasis this year on highlighting the visibility of our Society and the key aspects of positive ageing care
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As election manifestos start to take shape, we are keen to meet politicians from all parties to discuss the best ways of providing high quality care for our ageing population. More>> |
| Unequal Ageing - The Untold Story of Exclusion in Old Age (Book review) |
Patient Medications - CQC calls for better information sharing |
Trainees column |
This is a book for our times: its wisdom and thoughtfulness will help us all adjust to life's changing patterns.
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The Care Quality Commission's calls for better information sharing on patient medications comes after a CQC survey published in October
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The SCE is still at the forefront of many trainees' minds. The first diet appears to have passed off successfully and I expect a larger number to participate in the next sitting More>> |
| Dementia Care - An Ethiopian Perspective |
Please mind the gap - PD Services Today |
Dementia on a global scale - the World Alzheimer Report 2009 |
| The burden on those caring for older people with either dementia or long term physical conditions is well recognised More>> |
In July this year, the All Party Parliamentary Group for Parkinson's Disease published its report, "Please mind the gap - Parkinson's Disease services today More>> |
The Alzheimer's Disease International group's 2009 report provides an overview and analysis of the current worldwide situation and offers predictions for the future
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| BGS 2010 Spring Scientific Meeting |
Geriatricians and the management of long-term conditions |
The back door exit strategies |
Edinburgh is a major international centre for Stroke research and the Friday programme includes a joint BGS-BASP stroke session
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Long term conditions are the main reasons for multiple pathology, and multiple pathology is the main explanation for non-specific presentations of disease that typify geriatric medicine More>> |
The worry is that not all health care professionals involved in advance care planning or care planning will appreciate the subtleties of the process. More>> |
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