Posters for 2025 Spring Meeting

Aim: We aimed to improve the assessment, documentation, and management of inpatient falls by introducing a memorable CARE poster and promoting the use of a digital falls proforma for both nurses and doctors. This initiative aims to standardize practices and enhance patient safety. Method: Cycle 1: Initial data revealed poor documentation of falls, with missing elements such as Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) scoring, medication review, pain management, and lying/standing blood pressure (LSBP) measurement. These critical aspects were incorporated into the CARE poster. Cycle 2: The CARE poster and

Introduction According to the GMC’s Good Medical Practice, medical professionals have a responsibility to be considerate and compassionate to those close to a patient through giving support and information. For those lacking capacity, clinicians can assume that patients would want those close to them to be kept up to date with their condition. NHS digital data last year showed that 17.1% of written complaints are linked with communication. The primary aim of this project was to increase the percentage of surgical patients aged 65 or over receiving a next of kin (NOK) update. The secondary aim

Introduction: Care home residents are often multi-morbid with both physical and cognitive impairments. An average care home resident takes 7.2 medications per day. Older people are more likely to experience adverse effects from polypharmacy due to pharmacokinetic and pharmacodynamic changes associated with age. Polypharmacy and anti-cholinergic burden (ACB) not only increase the risk of adverse drug reactions but also can increase the number of falls, hospital admissions and mortality. Method: Retrospective analysis in October 2024 of all patients at a residential home who had an initial

Introduction Despite the UK’s increasing life expectancy, and increase in the older population, there is an overwhelming lack of Geriatricians in the UK; as of 2022, there is only 1 consultant Geriatrician per 8,031 individuals over the age of 65 (BGS, 2023). To meet the complex care needs of this population, there must be a focus on increasing the interest that doctors have towards Geriatric Medicine, with the overall aim being to recruit more doctors into the speciality. Methodology The aim of this review was to investigate what factors medical students perceive as barriers to pursuing a

Introduction: There are approximately 549,000 new fragility fractures each year in the UK and the prevalence of both osteoporosis and risk of falling increases with age. Care home residents are three times more likely to fall and have a 3- to 4-fold higher incidence of fractures than people of the same age living in the community. These older, frailer and multimorbid patients often have the highest fracture risk and therefore the most to gain from anti-osteoporosis treatments to reduce this risk. Method: Retrospective audit of residents who were reviewed by the newly started Enhanced Health in

Introduction There are approximately 600 patients in the Pembrokeshire Movement disorder service, of whom, around 10% are either housebound or live in placements. There is concern these patients struggle to access follow up due to difficulties in attending face to face clinics. NICE and Parkinson’s UK recommend that people with Parkinson’s should be seen by a specialist healthcare professional every 6 to 12 months. Method A retrospective case note analysis was carried out for 55 patients that were identified as being either housebound or living in residential or nursing homes. Data were