Integrated care

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2018

Dignity campaign 2010

Vulnerable older people deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, humanity and compassion. The BGS promoted standards covering five key areas of caregiving, accompanied by a downloadable poster and flyer.

Apr

2018

Helping older people in our care home stay connected

Joint activities such as art, sewing, knitting, cooking or growing plants help relationships grow between the generations.

This Practice Question has been published with the kind permission of the Royal College of Nursing.

Apr

2018

Integrated care for older people

Ian Philp of the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust examines a model of integrated car which has seen reduced admissions of older people for acute hospital care and a significant fall in deaths of older people in hospital.

Share your beneficial innovations during COVID-19 in Northern Ireland

The BGS is asking members and colleagues in Northern Ireland for examples of innovative changes to services over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Nov

2023

Front door frailty: Advice on setting up services

In this document, the BGS sets out five principles that should underpin front door frailty services, as well as tips on establishing services from those who have been through the process.

Wessex Spring Meeting 2021

BGS Wessex region will be hosting a virtual networking meeting, consisting of key note speeches and mini updates. Areas will include innovation and research updates, service development and patient feedback.