The BGS is the UK's first and only membership organisation of multidisciplinary professionals with an interest in improving healthcare for older people. https://www.bgs.org.uk/
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A huge BGS thank you to Rachel Thompson, who is leaving our NAHP Council after 10 years of valuable contributions. She is also stepping down as co-chair of the Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG after three years. Thank you, Rachel, for everything you have done for older people’s healthcare.
We welcome the publication of the first national NHS England data on corridor care, which provides important transparency about the scale of the crisis.
Read our statement here: buff.ly/k40tIiA
Following the publication of the NHS England 'Urgent community care: clinical decision-making framework' in March, Anna Folwell and Shelagh O'Riordan have shared an accompanying blog highlighting urgent care at home:
This is a great opportunity, and we're delighted to be working with the Vivensa Foundation on it.
For Pride Month, our Trainees Council is focusing on different aspects of LGBTQ+ experience and care needs relevant to older LGBTQ+ people. Take a look at this blog inspired by their Instagram: buff.ly/tVlO6RQ
The BGS session focusing on overcoming barriers to creating age-attuned systems at the NHS ConfedExpo is underway! Thanks to all in attendance.
Join us on 12 June for an End of Life Care virtual meeting hosted by our Midlands Region. You don't have to be Midlands-based to attend. Find out more: buff.ly/92m3eLr
Enjoy!
All of our webinars and hybrid conferences are available to watch on demand for 6 months. If you missed our 'Type 1 Diabetes in the older adult' webinar in May, watch on demand during #DiabetesWeek this week:
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Great day today at the NHS ConfedExpo. Fantastic to see Jugdeep, Deb and other BGS representatives out in force promoting our materials and championing older people's healthcare.
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Dr Anna Folwell and Dr Shelagh O'Riordan share a blog inspired by their work on the recent NHS England guidance, Urgent community care: clinical decision-making framework.
The new round of our Joint Undergraduate Research Placement Scheme with the @gerisoc.bsky.social is now open to applications! It aims to increase opportunities for undergraduate students to engage in ageing-related research. More: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu...
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A BGS webinar exploring T1 Diabetes in older adults. Free for BGS members.
We know that there’s a huge amount to do, so we need to prioritise. We will be focusing on some key themes for support for our current plan period (which you can find in our Strategic Framework 2025-...
Excited to be en route to Manchester this morning for #ConfedExpo. If you're there, don't forget to come along to the @gerisoc.bsky.social session tomorrow on overcoming barriers to creating age-attuned systems. Relevant to basically everyone working in health and social care.
