Lucy Lewis is a Consultant Practitioner specialising in Frailty and Older People with Health Education England (South). She is Chair of the BGS Nurses and AHPs Council and collaborated with fellow Council members Frazer Underwood, Julie Mcloughlin, James Lee, Emma Matthews, and Anna Chainey to write this blog. Follow the Nurses and AHPs Council on Twitter via…
Person-centred care, for those who are enthusiastic about it like me, can at times feel like a religion. To be a pure follower of this…
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…
This weekend I visited an older relative. She told me her cardiologist and GP are “worried about her aorta” and trying to get her blood…
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) hosted an event in London in September 2023 on ideas and practice around a minimum dataset for care homes. This…
The Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO), the inter-collegiate body for non-surgical oncology in the UK, has published new frailty guidance in association with the…
The Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO), the inter-collegiate body for non-surgical oncology in the UK, has published new frailty guidance in association with the…
This new BGS publication aims to help health professionals to navigate the options for providing urgent care to older people which can be delivered at…
Our new study published in Age and Ageing shows how a combination of simple strength exercises and dietary changes can help reverse frailty and build…
For the last 18 months I have been the Deputy Honorary Secretary of the British Geriatrics Society, supporting Professor Anne Hendry in her Honorary Secretary…
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