The Trent region includes a wide geographic area of the East Midlands, including the counties of Derbyshire, Leicestershire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Northamptonshire and Rutland. Within these counties there are a diverse range of busy city hospitals and more rural community hospitals, all caring for older people. Many of these hospitals have links to our excellent University campuses across the region including the Universities of Nottingham, Derby, Lincoln and Leicester.

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Region Overview

There are strong research networks linking across the region including the East Midlands Research into Ageing Network. We have nationally recognised areas of excellence in the care of older people within our region, particularly regarding bone health, stroke and frailty.

Not only is the area a great place to work, but there are also great colleagues who have an active role in the British Geriatrics Society. Current and Previous BGS Presidents have included Professor Adam Gordon and Professor Tahir Masud. A number of other healthcare professionals within the region have deep involvement within the subcommittees of the BGS.

BGS Trent regional meetings have developed over the years into a well-attended event, with a variety of interesting keynote speakers. These meetings have lead to fantastic engagement between hospital teams throughout the region, spreading best practice and new ideas.

We look forward to welcoming you to future events with us, and hope that you enjoy your future bulletins!

Welcome to the Trent Regional Website, within British Geriatrics Society. We wish to engage and include members from all branches of practice, whether allied healthcare professionals, students or doctors. We hope that you our bulletins and educational meetings will be useful to your future practice, and help you keep updated on national policy and opportunities for professional development.

If you are not a member already you have come this far, so take that further step and join us in becoming the largest voice to advocate for older people. Join BGS Today!

We hope you will find the resources useful and please do not hesitate to contact us if you have any queries, ideas or would like to get involved in supporting us locally.

BGS Trent Regional Council

Trent Region Officers

Dr Laura Daunt
Co-Chair
Dr Anirudh Kumar
Co-Chair
Dr Emma Lawrence
Trainee Representative
Dr Anna Barnes
Trainee Representative
Dr Sara Sheikh
Trainee Representative
Veera Khanolkar
Trainee Representative

Trent Region Hospitals

Click here to view the hospitals in our region

Get Involved

We are looking for interested members from all branches of practice (doctors, allied healthcare professionals and students) interested in joining the committee, particularly AHPs and members based in Leicester, Northamptonshire or Lincolnshire. 

Please contact BGS if you have an article or project in your local hospital or practice that you would wish to be included on a future bulletin, or if you have a project or talk you would be interested in presenting at a future regional conference.

Did you know?

  • Leicester’s Hospitals has won the 'Acute Trust of the Year' in the Patient Experience Network National Awards (PENNA) Nov 2020. Award was given for Engaging and Championing the Public, using insight for improvement and support for caregivers, friends and family.
     
  • Kettering General Hospital’s Respiratory Service has won the Royal College of Physicians’ (RCP) 'Excellence in Patient Care' Awards in May 2020.
  • Team NUH 'High Five’ at national patient experience awards. Innovations and best practice in patient experience and involvement at Nottingham’s hospitals resulted in five national awards in one day – including Trust of the Year.
     
  • NUH is on a journey to becoming ANCC Magnet® accredited, an international marker of nursing excellence. The ambition is to become one of the first UK hospitals to be Magnet® accredited, placing NUH as a national and international beacon for standards of nursing care.

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