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Mashup Score: 6Are “frailty units” and “dementia wards” the anathema of pure - 17 day(s) ago
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 approach, it means respecting the holistic aspects of a person,
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Mashup Score: 4Front door frailty: Advice on setting up services | British - 3 month(s) ago
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.
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Mashup Score: 0What matters to the patient? Frailty, Falls and Medicines - agreeing - 3 month(s) ago
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 pressure below 110/70mmHg. To achieve this, she has been
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Mashup Score: 2Smarter data, better care: Empowering care homes to use data to - 5 month(s) ago
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 report, which is based on presentations at the
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Mashup Score: 12
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 British Geriatrics Society,
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Mashup Score: 12
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 British Geriatrics Society,
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Mashup Score: 1‘Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older - 9 month(s) ago
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 home, avoiding unnecessary emergency hospital
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Mashup Score: 1Twenty minutes of daily exercise can help reverse frailty and build - 9 month(s) ago
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 physical resilience in over-65-year-olds.
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Mashup Score: 42021 Scotland Spring | British Geriatrics Society - 3 year(s) ago
This event is a local forum covering the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. This meeting will cover core areas of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people and is open to attendees from near and far.Abstract submission is now closed. Results will be communicated out shortly. Who should…
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Mashup Score: 1Autumn Meeting 2021 | British Geriatrics Society - 3 year(s) ago
If you couldn’t join live you can watch the sessions on demand for up to 12 months after the live broadcast. You will need to be registered for the meeting. Once registered, or if returning please follow the steps below Login to the Swapcard platform. If not received already logged in can you visit login.swapcard.com Follow the steps to login If forgotten your password use the…
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