06
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Signposting and resources

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people collates relevant external r
06
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Introduction and Foreword

Introduction from Dr Eileen Burns, Consultant Physician and Past President of British G
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Last days of life

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the final days of l
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Law and ethics

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers legal and ethical imp
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Prisons

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the needs of those

05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Care homes

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers the specific con
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Community settings

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at how good end o
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Dementia

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at specific issues whi
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Social support

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people encourages the multidis
05
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Rehabilitation

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at maintaining in
01
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Spiritual and cultural issues

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the religious, spir
01
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Psychological support

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the emotional and p
01
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Medicines management

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the issue of polyph
01
May
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Dysphagia

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at swallowing difficul
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Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Nutrition

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people addresses nutritional n
30
Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Delirium

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers the identificati
30
Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Falls

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the investigation a
29
Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Continence care

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management
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Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Pain

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management of p
28
Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Urgent care needs

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the management
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Apr
2020

End of Life Care in Frailty: Advance Care Planning

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at the role of advance

Acknowledgements

The BGS would like to acknowledge with grateful thanks the contributing editors, authors, reviewers and advisory group without whom this project would not have been possible.

Editors

End of Life Care Special Interest Group (SIG):

  • Dr Eileen Burns MD FRCP FRCP(Ed) MBE
    Consultant Physician
    Past President, British Geriatrics Society
     
  • Professor Caroline Nicholson PhD MSc BSc (Hons) RGN FHEA
    Professor of Palliative Care and Ageing 
    HEE/NIHR Senior Clinical Lecturer
    Honorary Nurse Consultant, St Christopher’s Hospice       
    Joint Lead for End of Life Care, British Geriatrics Society 
     
  • Dr Premila Fade MA FRCP 
    Consultant Geriatrician, Clinical Lead Dept Medicine for Older People LNWH
    Joint Lead for End of Life Care, British Geriatrics Society

Contributing authors

  • Adam Gordon
  • Adrian Blundell
  • Adrian Treloar
  • Aine McGovern
  • Áine Mitchell
  • Alison Smith
  • Amanda Cheesely
  • Amanda Thompsell 
  • Amy Proffit
  • Caroline Nicholson
  • Chris Norton
  • Claire Henry 
  • Dawne Garrett
  • Eileen Burns
  • Emily Henderson
  • Emma Tenison
  • Gill Scott
  • Hannah Enguell 
  • Jennifer Stevenson
  • Kathy Burn
  • Katie Harp
  • Katie Lloyd 
  • Keri Thomas 
  • Lisa Keillor
  • Maggie Keeble
  • Mary Turner
  • Premila Fade
  • Rebecca Tiberini
  • Rob George
  • Rowan Harwood
  • Sarah Russell
  • Simon Conroy
  • Vikky Morris
  • Vincent Docherty