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“OLDER PEOPLE DESERVE BETTER HEALTHCARE” - BGS LAUNCHES MANIFESTO

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is today launching a manifesto which calls on the next Government to increase the involvement of clinicians in the development of healthcare policy to ensure the design, commissioning and delivery of health services appropriate to the needs of all segments of the older population, including those in residential care. Older people make up the largest single group of patients using the NHS but there is considerable variation in the way that healthcare services for older people are provided. Our ageing population means that healthcare services will come

Caring for Older People - British Geriatrics Society launches new informative website – www.bgs.org.uk

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a contemporary, easy to search, new website - www.bgs.org.uk - which provides access to comprehensive information relating to the specialist care of older people. Older people are the main users of health and social care services and their high morbidity rates, different patterns of disease presentation, slower response to treatment and requirements for social support, call for special medical skills and knowledge. The BGS website has an expanding resources section which includes best practice guides, clinical guidelines, consultation

Interface Geriatrics – New Models of Care for Frail Older People

On 5 March 2010, the British Geriatrics Society is holding Interface Geriatrics, a one-day conference aimed at examining new models of care for frail older people across primary and secondary care. The event will take place at the Royal College of Physicians in London and it is being supported by the Royal College of General Practitioners and the College of Emergency Medicine. The day will include expert perspectives from acute medicine, geriatric medicine, emergency medicine, general practice, multidisciplinary teams and community matrons. There will be workshop sessions for primary and

Nurse Consultants Support Introduction of Degrees

On 12 November the Department of Health announced that all new nurses will be educated to degree level from 2013. Visit: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/News/Recentstories/DH_108359 Soline Jerram, Chair, Nurse Consultant Special Interest Group, British Geriatrics Society said: “We support the move to an all graduate nursing qualification which recognises the complexity and diversity of skills and knowledge required to manage care for individuals, in particular older people and those with long term conditions. Today, nurses often play a leading role in managing patient care. We therefore welcome the

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