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A special thanks to Chair of BGS Wales/Cymru karl davis for leadership, hard work and commitment to improving healthcare for older people NHS Wales Shared Services Partnership 🏳️‍🌈 #NHSwales #GIGCymru . His help organising today's Wales Autumn Meeting has been invaluable bgs.org.uk/dr-karl-davis #BGSConf

Our journal Age_and_Ageing has published the abstract supplement for the BGS Spring Meeting 2024 #BGSConf. All these abstracts were presented live from 22-24 May and are available via academic.oup.com/ageing/issue/5…

📺Last night on ITV Wales News - Sharp End, Welsh Consultants Committee member Nicky Leopold spoke passionately about what is happening as Wales’ population gets older and demand for care rises. 📹Full piece 17 mins in ↘️ itv.com/walesprogramme…

Today we’re launching #ChooseGeriatrics – our new campaign which celebrates the variety and rewards of working in older people’s healthcare. Find out more and how to get involved! 👇 bit.ly/47JlgBr

Resident doctors will play a leading role in our ‘next generation’ campaign, aimed to improve recruitment, retention, workforce planning, education and training, and wellbeing. From specialty registrars, IMTs, foundation doctors to med students – we want you to get involved!

Are you interested in joining the RCP resident doctor committee to represent your Wales peers? For more information, eligibility and how to apply please visit rcp.ac.uk/membership/col… Deadline Oct 31st!

Wishing all #AHPs a happy #AHPsDay particularly those working with older people. Thank you for the incredible work you do for our communities. To celebrate #AHPsDay2024 and #ChooseGeriatrics, 3 BGS AHP members reflect on their careers so far on our blog. bgs.org.uk/blog

We're seeking enthusiastic resident doctors for the RCP Resident Doctor Committee! This is an integral role at the RCP, aiming to express and meet the needs of resident doctors whilst feeding into RCP and national policy. Find out more: ow.ly/xuP250TMBHl

For our new #NextGenPhysicians series, Dr Anthony Martinelli, co-chair of the RCP Resident Doctor Committee talks about the significance and impact of using the term ‘resident doctor’ instead of ‘junior’ doctor or ‘doctor in training’. Read the full piece: ow.ly/FEmp50TPzlw

Following our winter statement, we have today published 12 actions to help manage winter pressures. They are intended to support individual healthcare professionals to make changes to their service that will help them and their patients this winter. bgs.org.uk/resources/12-a…

BGS Autumn Meeting 2024 starts tomorrow! The BGS team are busy getting everything ready and we look forward to welcoming delegates in person and online. Who's joining us? #BGSConf bgs.org.uk/Autumn24

Great to hear from British Geriatrics Society Rising Star for Clinical Quality, Dr Alex Burgess about her frailty service at Morriston Hospital. #bgsconf

Honoured to chairing the COTE session at RCP Med+ #RCPMEDplus Royal College of Physicians RCP Cymru Wales Hilary Williams

And great hear our next generation solutions to future challenges. Let’s develop more roles linking acute & community care - it’s right for the population in Wales Sacha Moore RCP Resident Doctor Committee Alex Burgess

RCP vice president for Wales Hilary Williams said 'Patients waiting in corridors is unsafe and undignified. We are in a vicious unproductive circle.' Resident doctor Sacha Moore added 'We simply don’t have enough doctors.' rcp.ac.uk/news-and-media…

"Corridor care is unsafe. You can't deliver the care you want to deliver. It is undignified. You cannot maintain patient dignity and privacy." Dr Sacha Moore Sacha Moore was interviewed by the BBC this morning, following the launch of our new guidance on corridor care this week

The BGS is ready to support the NHS & government with advice on proactive care to identify older people earlier, front door frailty at emergency departments then rehabilitation once people are back in the community. Jugdeep Dhesi

Our Wales VP Hilary Williams "Every hospital in Wales is short of specialist doctors. We have an explosion of new & highly effective drug treatments but without the pipe line of doctors to deliver them, the population of Wales & particularly those in rural areas will miss out."

A warm welcome to everyone at our #Frailty and #UrgentCare Meeting today in Glasgow and online. If you'd still like to attend, register and join us online at buff.ly/VavBfQ4 #BGSConf

Today's the day of our Joint Frailty Conference with Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow. It's off to a great start!