The topic content is divided into the information types below
This is the fifth edition of the BGS Mersey Region Newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter is to share news from within the region.
These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.
These papers are a helpful context for the BGS’s evolving Research Strategy, including the need to address recruitment issues.
A selection of case presentations on community geriatric services and initiatives which were first presented at the BGS Autumn Meeting 2021 (24-26 November).
This page clarifies the training standards for higher specialist trainees in geriatric medicine in palliative and end of life care in the context of the new training curriculum and syllabus.
This page clarifies the training standards for higher specialist trainees in Geriatric Medicine in community liaison and practice in the context of the new training curriculum and syllabus.
This page clarifies the training standards for higher specialist trainees in geriatric medicine in tissue viability in the context of the new training curriculum and syllabus.
Around half of people aged over 70 who are admitted to hospital as an emergency have a cognitive disorder such as dementia. This BGS position statement sets out the principles of good person-centred care for older people admitted to acute hospitals with dementia.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at specific issues which may arise in people living with dementia towards the end of life.
This resource provides practical steps that can be taken to protect older patients against nosocomial (hospital-acquired) COVID-19 on acute wards this winter.
Presentations from 2021 North West Autumn Meeting (3 CPD Points)
This section of the BGS Delirium Hub examines some of the current research and evidence on delirium.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers the identification and management of delirium in older people at the end of life.
The Centre for Perioperative Care, working in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society, has published guidance for the care of people living with frailty undergoing elective and emergency surgery that encompasses the whole perioperative pathway.
Presentations from 2021 South East and South West Thames Joint Region Meeting (4 CPD Points)
The Northerns Region Autumn Meeting 2021 was held on 29 September 2021
This page brings together some of the creative and inspirational ways our members and their colleagues have found to help support and encourage workforce wellbeing.