Jo-Anne Wilson is a Registered Manager for the Royal British Legion in Warwickshire. The 101 bed care home is rated Outstanding with CQC and has achieved Platinum status with GSF. This year Jo-Anne was awarded the status of Queen’s Nurse. On the 20th March the usual discussion, laughter, sounds of people coming and going, and noises of normal life fell eerily silent. We had gone…
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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