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The BGS has published a report examining data collected by the RCP on the consultant and Higher Specialty Trainee geriatric medicine workforce.
The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021
FAQs for doctors in training regarding COVID-19 disruption to their progression.
Medical Education Terminology relating to the education of specialist trainees, catalogued by the Vice President for Education of the British Geriatrics Society
Focus on Physicians 2017-18 is the Royal College of Physicians, Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh and Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow’s most recent census on the consultant physician and higher specialty trainee workforce in the UK.
Joint activities such as art, sewing, knitting, cooking or growing plants help relationships grow between the generations.
This Practice Question has been published with the kind permission of the Royal College of Nursing.
This report summarises findings from a BGS survey of training programme directors (TPDs) about recruitment, retention and support initiatives, as well as challenges they face and solutions they have found regarding their trainee workforce.
As the country moved out of the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, BGS issued a survey to its members to find out about their experiences of working through the pandemic and their concerns going forward. This report summarises its findings and sets out actions for the future.
The BGS was dismayed to learn this week of a major error in the communication of results of the MRCP Part 2 exam, which candidates sat in September 2023.
From November 2023, the CESR route for Specialist and GP registration changed to the new Portfolio Pathway. Dr Amit Arora (BGS Vice President, Workforce), Dr Saniya Naseer (SAS doctor) and Dr Somaditya Bandyopadhyay (SAS doctor) met with the General Medical Council (GMC) to clarify some common issues and questions for the benefit of our many SAS doctors.
In advance of the general election on 4 July, BGS has outlined ten asks under three themes that the next Government needs to prioritise in order to improve healthcare for older people.
We offer a limited number of grants of up to £500 to medical students to enable them to make use of their elective period for a project concerned with health or health care in old age either in the UK or abroad.
There has never been a better time to register for the BGS Spring Meeting.
Flexible registration options (hybrid, in person, online) will enable us all to come together in Birmingham, 22-24 May, to ‘Refresh Relax and Refocus’ and we can’t wait to see you!
Are you still undecided about attending the BGS Spring Meeting? Here are 10 reasons to register right now...
This report analyses data from the UK 2022 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 latest RCP census was published in 2023 and is based on data collected in 2022.
This report summarises the findings of a survey of the BGS membership undertaken in late 2023. It provides a snapshot into how our members are feeling about their work and the services they work in.
This section of the Research Hub provides an introduction to the topic and looks at how and why to get involved in geriatric medicine research.
Summary of Training in Geriatric Medicine in Northern Ireland
When I started my quality improvement (QI) project over the summer, I had no idea about the steep learning curve I was about to climb. I had an aim to improve recognition of frailty on the general surgical ward in order to increase appropriate referrals to the Frailty Liaison Team.
I am over the moon to be awarded the BGS Rising Star Award for Research 2021. Having joined the BGS as an undergraduate student, the Society has been omnipresent throughout my clinical and academic development.