Geriatrics is the largest specialty doing general medicine and providing acute medical care of patients admitted as emergencies. As general physicians, they share with other specialists in Acute/General Medicine the provision of the first 24-48 hours of emergency medical care of all adults.

The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021

Vulnerable older people deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, humanity and compassion. The BGS promoted standards covering five key areas of caregiving, accompanied by a downloadable poster and flyer.

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.

Ian Philp of the South Warwickshire NHS Foundation Trust examines a model of integrated car which has seen reduced admissions of older people for acute hospital care and a significant fall in deaths of older people in hospital.

Proactive care involves acting early to prevent, delay or manage the effects of frailty. This issue explores some innovative ideas from BGS members, and introduces our recent Be Proactive reports. This content is limited to members only.

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. 

This report is intended to explore how messages of prevention and healthy ageing apply to a population group that may already be ill and frail, and to the healthcare professionals who care for them.