The BGS Nurse and Allied Health Professions (NAHPs) Council is a forum for the engagement and participation of Nurses and AHPs in the Society’s mission to improve healthcare for older people. The Council is committed to raising the voice of the individuals and the professions it represents.
 
NAHPs have met as a group within the society since 2000. In order to drive forward the BGS’s strategic aim of being a genuinely multi-disciplinary society and to recognise the vital contribution of Nurses and AHPs to high quality healthcare of older people, the Nurses and AHPs Council was established by a decision of the 2016 BGS Annual General Meeting, replacing the existing Nurses and AHPs Special Interest Group.
 
If you are a BGS member and a nurse or therapist you welcome to join the Council. You can also join us on Twitter using the hashtag #NurseAHPcouncil.
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Resources

There are a number of resources on our website that are particularly relevant to Nurses and Allied Health Professionals. We hope you find this curated list is helpful

Group related
18
May
2018

Who cares wins

Improving the outcome for older people admitted to the general hospital: Guidelines for the devel
01
May
2018

National Frailty Conference Presentations

Twelve downloadable presentations given at the Third National Frailty Conference in 2017.
18
Apr
2018

Clinical guidelines on falls and fractures

Guidelines from NICE and Public Health England on prevention of falls and fractures, and the diag
16
Aug
2018

Hospital Wide CGA and the Hospital Frailty Risk Score

24
Aug
2018

HoW-CGA - Introduction to the service level toolkit

You are an anaesthetist, a surgeon, an oncology specialist, or other acute care physician.
08
May
2018

Hospital Wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (HoW CGA) - History of the project

The aim of  the Hospital Wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (HoW CGA) project was

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Policy and News

Group related
20
Mar
2018

New guidelines for recognising and assessing pain in older adults

Pain
06
Oct
2021

BGS responds to GIRFT’s national report on geriatric medicine

The British Geriatrics Society welcomes the new GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) national

Acute Care
CGA in acute settings
Deconditioning & rehabilitation
End of life care
Cross-cutting Primary/Acute
Health and social care policy
08
Dec
2020

BGS member Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE appointed Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care

Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE, a long-standing member of the BGS, has been appointed Chief Nur
10
Oct
2017

CQC Annual Assessment of Health and Social Care in England

12
Jan
2020

Applications invited for the BGS Movement Disorders SIG Essay Prize 2020

The BGS Movement Disorders SIG runs an essay competition, open to medical, nursing and therapy stu

movement disorders
07
Feb
2020

BGS responds to Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21-2023/24

On Thursday 6 February, NHS England and the British Medical Association (BMA) agreed and published

Primary and Community Care
Health and social care policy
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BGS Blog

Group related
20
Sep
2022

Not just another fall in another care home – together we can get it right

Falls Prevention Awareness week is a national health campaign to raise awareness of falls health

12
Aug
2020

Lister House

Lister House Care Home nestles against the beautiful North Yorkshire landscape, just on the outsk
22
Dec
2020

Take a breath: a personal view on care home visiting

I have been a nurse since 1986, mainly working in end of life or dementia care.
10
Apr
2019

An unknown world

21
Jan
2021

#Geribookclub’s Third Meeting: The Thursday Murder Club by Richard Osman

On January 12th our online book club gathered once again from the comfort of their own

15
Jan
2021

The Nurse and Allied Health Professional Council Lunchtime Conference Event

Lucy Lewis, Chair of the Council, opened the conference’s online lunchtime session with a welcome
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BGS NAHP Events

The below events include past BGS NAHP events which can be watched on demand, and upcoming events which can be attended live. Click the individual event for more information. Click here for a full list of BGS events.

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May
2023
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21
Nov
2024

2023 NAHP Communities of Practice Clinical Practic...

A BGS communities of practice online meeting - this meeting will focus on developing clinical ski
02
Mar
2023
to
21
Nov
2024

2023 NAHP Communities of Practice Leadership

A BGS communities of practice online meeting - this meeting will focus on developing leadership s
13
Sep
2022
to
21
Nov
2024

2022 NAHP Communities of Practice
16
Nov
2022
to
21
Nov
2024

2022 NAHP Communities of Practice Meeting

Member alert

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As a Nurse, AHP, Trainee or Medical Student you may be eligible to apply for a fully funded place to attend a BGS conference for free. Click here for more information.