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If you'd like a nuanced, realistic, sometimes uplifting, also sad and compelling insight into living & dying with dementia, come to our co-created exhibition. Photograpy, graphic art, poetry. Economic and Social Research Council National Institute for Health and Care Research london.sciencegallery.com/sgl-events/dem…

The Vivensa Foundation, previously known as the Dunhill Medical Trust, is looking for a new member of their board of trustees. Could it be you? buff.ly/NOo4zjd

Membership of our Special Interest Groups reached 18,000 last year. Find out more about the SIGs: buff.ly/wdYkCzz

Moving care from hospital to community could make a real difference esp. oyoguhito older people living with frailty. Wes Streeting - turn words into action. Urgent community response and hospital@home services are an excellent start, but need expansion and support. Shelagh O'Riordan

We have published a third part in our blog on assisted dying looking at where we are now and what happens next. Part three features the latest updates from Scotland, England and Wales. Template letter to MPs and MSPs are also included. buff.ly/R8yXbhO

Check out British Geriatrics Society's latest blog to get up to speed with everything you need to know about the assisted dying bills going through the Scottish Parliament and UK Parliament. If you are a BGS member with concerns, do use our template letter to write to your MP or MSP.

British Geriatric Society update on the #AssistedDyingBill Good summary of where we are at in the process for both the Eng/Wales and Scottish bills and overview of their position British Geriatrics Society

20,000 CPD hours were awarded through our elearning courses last year. Book on a course today: buff.ly/5c5rNc3

Great meeting Mike Nesbitt to consider how to deliver the 3 shifts in NI & how to stabilise, reform & deliver. Felt even more optimistic after meeting NI geriatric medicine trainees in NI & hearing their plans, led by the fab Elaine Nelson & Jan Ritchie British Geriatrics Society Department of Health and Social Care

BGS Falls and Bone Health SIG Chair, Dr Alasdair MacRae, and SIG Secretary, Dr Lisa Alcock, provide an update from the Falls SIG in the latest BGS blog including details of the 26th BGS Falls and Postural Stability conference this September. ⬇️ buff.ly/I4J1XlT

We've come to the last in our series of key achievements, and it's a good one! In the last 5 years, we have seen a whopping 30% increase in membership. Thinking about becoming a member? Find out more: buff.ly/HCRh6ye

Ahead of the second report stage debate in the UK House of Commons and the pivotal third reading of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill expected on 20 June, we have published a position statement highlighting our key concerns with the bill. buff.ly/I7No4vt

BGS warns that older people have been overlooked in the Assisted Dying Bill debate | British Geriatrics Society bgs.org.uk/bgs-warns-that…

British Geriatrics Society have published a statement highlighting concerns about the #AssistedDyingBill

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Thank you to everyone who joined Frailty Conference today. Thanks also to all our speakers, session chairs and sponsors. British Geriatrics Society Kirsty Colquhoun

Do you know a potential Rising Star of older people's healthcare? Please help us British Geriatrics Society to identify future leaders

We urge MPs to consider the needs of older people before the third reading of the #AssistedDyingBill on Friday. We are profoundly concerned by the exclusion of those specialising in older people’s healthcare in the drafting of the bill. buff.ly/I7No4vt

Thanks from me too for the invitation, and for casting light on some shocking statistics. Approx 90%of people with type 1 diabetes (T1DM) have continuous glucose monitoring. How many aged 75 or over? Just 54%. And "closed loop" systems? 63% children, less than 1% older people.

We are delighted to announce that our international clinical geriatrics journal, Age and Ageing, has achieved an Impact Factor of 7.1 for 2024. Congratulations to the Age and Ageing team and to everyone who published in the journal. buff.ly/mYQpZYz