Recent items - British Geriatrics Society
BGS Response to Panorama - Elderly Care: Condition Critical?
18/06/2013 01:42
Further to tonight's Panorama Prof Paul Knight, President, British Geriatrics Society said: “A growing proportion of a frail, older person's healthcare is provided in a community setting. This is in line with a repeated emphasis being plac [...]
18/06/2013 01:42
Further to tonight's Panorama Prof Paul Knight, President, British Geriatrics Society said: “A growing proportion of a frail, older person's healthcare is provided in a community setting. This is in line with a repeated emphasis being plac [...]
Medical Students and Junior Doctors need more training in care of older people
13/06/2013 11:09
Professor Paul Knight has been interviewed by The Herald regarding the need to improve care of older people. Prof Knight emphasised the need to ensure that medical students and junior doctors are better equipped to deal with the more compl [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
Professor Paul Knight has been interviewed by The Herald regarding the need to improve care of older people. Prof Knight emphasised the need to ensure that medical students and junior doctors are better equipped to deal with the more compl [...]
National Continence Care Audit
13/06/2013 11:09
The National Audit of Continence Care was a successful audit run by the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Department (CEEU) of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQ [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
The National Audit of Continence Care was a successful audit run by the Clinical Effectiveness and Evaluation Department (CEEU) of the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQ [...]
Topic Experts sought
13/06/2013 11:09
The Centre for Public Health (CPH) leads the development of public health guidance in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). We are currently seeking to recruit topic expert members and core members for a number of ne [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
The Centre for Public Health (CPH) leads the development of public health guidance in the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE). We are currently seeking to recruit topic expert members and core members for a number of ne [...]
EUGMS Survey - Older patients with hearing difficulties
13/06/2013 11:09
The EUGMS is asking for geriatricians to participate in a survey (the questionnaire takes no more than 4 minutes to complete) which investigates physicians' awareness of the possibility of hearing difficulties in their patients and how they [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
The EUGMS is asking for geriatricians to participate in a survey (the questionnaire takes no more than 4 minutes to complete) which investigates physicians' awareness of the possibility of hearing difficulties in their patients and how they [...]
Better training is key
13/06/2013 11:09
An extract of an article by Professor Paul Knight, published in the BMJ on 25 April Davis and Mannion describe the culture of the NHS as complex, which may mean that no easy fix could be applied to remedy the problems outlined in the Franci [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
An extract of an article by Professor Paul Knight, published in the BMJ on 25 April Davis and Mannion describe the culture of the NHS as complex, which may mean that no easy fix could be applied to remedy the problems outlined in the Franci [...]
Stroke Association Project Grant Funding
13/06/2013 11:09
We believe in the power of research to save lives, prevent stroke and ensure people make the best recovery they can. Research funded by the Stroke Association has the ultimate aim of making stroke a preventable and treatable disease, and im [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
We believe in the power of research to save lives, prevent stroke and ensure people make the best recovery they can. Research funded by the Stroke Association has the ultimate aim of making stroke a preventable and treatable disease, and im [...]
New vitamin D guidelines launched
13/06/2013 11:09
The National Osteoporosis Society has published Vitamin D and Bone Health: A Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management, the UK’s first clinical guideline for health professionals identifying and treating vitamin D deficiency.
13/06/2013 11:09
The National Osteoporosis Society has published Vitamin D and Bone Health: A Practical Clinical Guideline for Patient Management, the UK’s first clinical guideline for health professionals identifying and treating vitamin D deficiency.
Managing Pain in Older People
13/06/2013 11:09
Pain in older people is under-recognised and under-treated according to the authors of a new guideline on the management of pain in older people developed by the British Pain Society and the British Geriatrics Society.
13/06/2013 11:09
Pain in older people is under-recognised and under-treated according to the authors of a new guideline on the management of pain in older people developed by the British Pain Society and the British Geriatrics Society.
Patients First and Foremost
13/06/2013 11:09
The Government has published its initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report. Patients First and Foremost sets out a collective commitment and plan of action for the whole health and social care system and everyone w [...]
13/06/2013 11:09
The Government has published its initial response to the Mid Staffordshire NHS Public Inquiry Report. Patients First and Foremost sets out a collective commitment and plan of action for the whole health and social care system and everyone w [...]
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26/03/2013 17:42
British Geriatrics professional association of medical professionals interest in elderly medical care
26/03/2013 17:42
British Geriatrics professional association of medical professionals interest in elderly medical care