Resources

This year’s CQC State of Care builds on the July 2018 report about the way that older people in 20 English local areas experienced care as they moved between the different services they need. 

Duncan Forsyth has been involved with teaching Geriatric Medicine in Malaysia since 2003. Here he describes the opportunities that his Far East experiences have produced.
 

In this issue of the newsletter, we have articles from BGS members who have spent time in other countries, teaching, lecturing, researching or delivering services. We would like to hear from m

At the AGM in November, Prof Tahir Masud will succeed Dr Eileen Burns as President of the Society. We asked Tash about the journey that led him to this point.
 

The last column of the President, Eileen Burns, before leaving office in November 2018.

Two separate Cochrane reviews published in 2018 looked at multifactorial and multiple component interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community, and care facilities and h

A joint report by the BGS and RCPsychs which collates and showcases examples of the best practice which flow from effective interdisciplinary collaboration and practice in treating depres

A public information publication on the benefits of a comprehensive geriatric assessment for an older person attending hospital.

This NICE quality standard, published in September 2018, covers the organisation and delivery of emergency and acute medical care in the community and in hospital. 

NICE impact reports review how NICE recommendations for evidence-based and cost-effective care are being used in priority areas of the health and care system, helping to improve outcomes where this

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

The first challenge on your improvement journey is to identify whether there are areas of the care you provide for frail older patients that could be improved, and then convincing others that