BGS Northern Ireland

Northern Ireland has a relatively small number of BGS members compared to the other devolved branches of the Society. The region holds regular local educational meetings and enjoys close collaboration with our Irish colleagues south of the border. On occasion it holds joint meetings with the Royal College of Psychiatrists and BGS Scotland.

Like the other devolved nations, Northern Ireland has representation on the BGS Board of Trustees and co-operate in workforce surveys.

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BGS Events

2023 Improving Continence in Older People

Live 15 September 2023 On demand to 15 September 2024
ONLINE

This online meeting will focus on providing comprehensive, up-to-date information and practical tips from leading international experts in the field.

Virtual Meeting

2023 Wales Autumn Meeting

Live 21 - 22 September 2023 On demand to 22 September 2024
Swansea

BGS Wales Autumn meeting with sessions for Trainees and Trainers as well as educational sessions.

Nation Meeting

2023 24th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

Live 29 September 2023 On Demand until 29 September 2024
Newcastle

This 1 day event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings around falls prevention and treatment.

SIG Meeting

2023 Scotland Autumn Meeting

Live 6 October 2023 On demand to 6 October 2024
Glasgow

This event is a national Scottish 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.

Nation Meeting

Training in Geriatric Medicine in Northern Ireland

“Hart to Heart” a presentation about training in geriatric medicine.

Presented by Dr Dominic Hart, Consultant Geriatrician, Downe Hospital and TPD Geriatric Medicine Northern Ireland

At the Geriatrics 4 Everyone event on the 14th October 2023

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BGS News

New BGS report exposes continuing shortage of geriatricians

The BGS has published a new report, ‘The state of the consultant geriatrician workforce’. The report analyses data from the most recent UK census of consultant physicians conducted by the Royal College of Physicians London on behalf of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. The BGS brings the data on consultant geriatricians up to date and explores the potential impact on healthcare for older people.

22 February 2024
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BGS Blog

Avoiding hospital associated harm for older people this winter

27 Dec 2022

As we pass the winter solstice and the days start to lengthen, it feels hard to believe we will ever leave ‘winter’ in the NHS. Back-to-back ‘crises’ for health and social care, a perfect storm of a continuing pandemic/pandemic recovery, a chronically under-funded and under-staffed health service and social care sector and a cost of living crisis mean that our patients are going to struggle even more than usual this winter.

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The REDUCE Study: improving outcomes after hip fracture

07 Dec 2022

Multiple hospital organisational factors are associated with adverse patient outcomes post hip fracture in England and Wales: the REDUCE record-linkage cohort study.

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Is Advanced Clinical Practice one of the solutions to workforce shortages in older people’s healthcare?

15 Nov 2022

We should never lose sight that most older people live well in older age. However, we are also very familiar with the challenge of a population that is ageing with all the risks associated with co-morbidities and complex health and social care issues.

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Dying of ‘Old age’ – A lesson from the Queen

02 Nov 2022

Our beloved Queen Elizabeth II recently died of ‘old age’, surrounded by her family. She was very fortunate not to endure spending her last few weeks in hospital or institutional care, which is often the case for a lot of older people. Their journey frequently starts in an ambulance waiting outside a hospital, followed by lingering for hours on a trolley in the emergency department before being admitted to a ward.

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