The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is delighted to announce that Lyndsey Dunn has been appointed as the next Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. She will officially take up the role on 15 November 2024.
Lyndsey currently works as a Clinical Service Manager for Fife Health and Social Care Partnership and has 22 years’ service with NHS Scotland. Her responsibilities include managing community flow, integrated discharge teams, community nursing and specialist services. She is currently Deputy Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council.
Since qualifying from Edinburgh Napier University with a degree in Adult Nursing Lyndsey has worked as a Frailty Nurse in Acute Medicine, a POPS (Perioperative Care of Older People Undergoing Surgery) Specialist Nurse and as a Lead Nurse for Quality Improvement and Standards.
Lyndsey has a special interest in the early identification and management of patients at risk of delirium and in person-centred discharge planning. She has presented her work at a number of prestigious national events and webinars. In addition, she was a key contributor to the recent BGS report ‘Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s Business’.
President of the BGS, Professor Adam Gordon MBE, commented:
I am delighted that Lyndsey Dunn will be taking over as Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. The BGS is a proudly multidisciplinary Society because effective care for older people is a team endeavour requiring an integrated approach. Lyndsey has been a capable deputy to the outgoing chair, Dr Esther Clift, and is a highly competent and committed advocate for high-quality care for older people. I am excited to be collaborating with her in her new role moving forward.”
Lyndsey Dunn commented:
It is a privilege and honour to have been elected as the next Chair of the Nurse and AHPs Council. I look forward to taking up the position in November and working with the BGS as we strive to improve healthcare for older people.”
