With all good wishes to friends and colleagues around the world.

PROGRAMMING project (PROmoting GeRiAtric Medicine in countries where it is still eMergING ia ) has launched a survey aiming to map the educational interests and needs of current and future healthcare professionals in the field of care for older people. cost-programming.eu/survey/

Born #OTD 1707 Physician John Pringle, known as the 'father of military medicine', who established the principle of a neutral zone in battle for the treatment of the war wounded

How much data, repeated how many times do we need to see before we understand that “social” care must be fixed?

And not just to help treat people at the front doors of our hospitals, but to support those people stuck in hospital who don’t want or need to be.

RCPEdin British Geriatrics Society

Event here for #carers in the #Fife area - circulating it on behalf of Margaret who is keen to hear from people interested in attending and sharing their experiences on May 15👇 #carers scotland #unpaidcarers

Great visit to mgumst in Jaipur. Thanks to all colleagues there for the warm welcome.

Long waits in EDs are caused by full hospitals. Blaming the wrong things, ignoring the evidence, and kicking cans down the road won’t get us out of this hole. It requires long term, courageous policy-making to fix. 5/5

'We are concerned that the suspension of this scheme is another blow to the already low morale among GPs.'

Chair Chris Provan was recently quoted in The Scotsman on the suspension of the GP sustainability loan scheme 🔽🔽
scotsman.com/health/nhs-sco…

How much data, repeated how many times do we need to see before we understand that “social” care must be fixed?

And not just to help treat people at the front doors of our hospitals, but to support those people stuck in hospital who don’t want or need to be.

RCPEdin British Geriatrics Society

Should comorbidities, frailty and life expectancy not be considered at younger ages?

And indeed, the patient’s personal preferences about treatment.

Date for the diary- 4th June.
Thank you RCPEdin for allowing Marie-Claire Grounds Kerri Baker and I to put together this online webinar covering MECFS & long covid. Thank you to the speakers. I hope you find it useful and educational #mecfs #longcovid
events.rcpe.ac.uk/rcpe-mecfs-and…

Inspiring to have Alasdair MacLullich as keynote speaker Norsk forening for geriatri 🇳🇴 geriatric congress
#delirium

In this episode, Dr Kat Ralston Kat Ralston chats with Dr Emma Phillips Emma Claire Phillips about clinical debriefing, what it is (and isn’t). They also share tips on how to embed clinical debriefing into practice.

Podcast link: podcasts.rcpe.ac.uk/show/clinical-…

RCPE is looking for a new Dean of Training.

Open to all Fellows of the College, this role will lead our training functions and represent RCPE externally. Closing date 30 April.

For more information and to apply, visit: rcpe.ac.uk/college/dean-t…

Early example of a benefit gig, a comedian in the 1790s donating their show's profits to the Glasgow Royal Infirmary

Thoroughly enjoyable and educational meeting in Jaipur, Rajasthan this weekend.
Thanks to all colleagues in IPF for all the hard work in making it happen and for inviting me to speak!

We all learn from each other.

⁦RCPEdin⁩

The iPatient epitomised.
Abraham Verghese

Thanks to Helen McArdle for expertly chairing the The Herald Health Summit. Great to share the stage and ideas with Donald Macaskill Hugh Pearson and Lindsey Pope RCPEdin

@ Jaipur for the Innovative Physicians Forum Medicon in association with RCPEdin . Exciting academic content, attentive delegates, next level interaction and a great hospitality.

And at least two of the errors listed relating to core clinical information gathering - history and physical examination.

If you don’t do the basics, you’ll make mistakes.