This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.
This report is a follow-up of the BGS COVID-19 workforce report Through the visor: Reflecting on member experiences of the COVID-19 first wave. Like the first report, this follow-up was based on a survey of members on their experiences of working through the pandemic.
Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors are senior physicians with at least four years' postgraduate training, including two or more within their specialty. These resources may assist those currently, or thinking about, taking up a career as an SAS grade doctor.
This page brings together studies specifically examining the link between frailty and COVID-19 outcomes in acute care. It is intended that it will be updated every month following a review of the literature to provide an update on any frailty and COVID-19 papers.
Links, resources and tools to help support personal wellbeing during a particularly challenging time for the health and care workforce.
England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, speaks to BGS President Dr Jennifer Burns and takes questions from members at the BGS Spring Meeting held in April 2021.
The SW Thames Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 20 May 2021
The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021
A series of special BGS NI Townhall meeting to sense check the implications of the ‘No More Silos’ work.
Webinar recording for 5 May 2021 Webinar: Health of older people living in care homes: What can we learn from big data linkage projects?
The Trent Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 22 April 2021
Read our international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology