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Dr Linda Dykes has moved to Bluesky outlines her top tips for using the Clinical Frailty Scale #FrailtyNHS

🚨New IGS Podcast 🚨 For the latest episode, Edel McDaid talked to Prof Ken Rockwood Kenneth Rockwood about his career, understanding frailty (including the word itself), deconditioning & lots more. Listen here 🎧open.spotify.com/episode/1iSW6m… Dalhousie University British Geriatrics Society Canadian Geriatrics EuGMS - European Geriatric Medicine Society

NHS Education for Scotland (NES) & Realistic Medicine are delighted to announce a new eLearning resource on Shared Decision Making for Clinicians for ALL colleagues working in health and care. learn.nes.nhs.scot/24729/realisti…

Why is the NHS less productive? Why are doctors so unhappy? could we fix both these things? With warnings from Shaun Lintern and lessons from Philippa_Perry Dan Ariely sean9n.wordpress.com/2024/10/11/wha… Thea Stein Partha S Kar 🇮🇳🇬🇧🏏🎥 #hellomynameis Shane Margaret McCartney Dr Jonathon Tomlinson

Hmmm. A classic #hospitalathome journey hold up. How do complete a risk assessment for this? 😂😂 Gorgeous day to be out and about in Ayrshire though. Can’t really blame them for taking a stroll. Hospital at Home

This is excellent. I saw an ‘acopic, social admission, mechanical fall’ today 🙄😡 Language and perceptions in frailty. Terms to use in place of those to avoid. A reference to the Profanisaurus too David Oliver (also on Blue Sky) Dr Terry Quinn💙 Amy Brewerton British Geriatrics Society bgs.org.uk/languageguide

Our call to the new government to ensure older people have the healthcare they need this winter has been supported by over 20 organisations. bgs.org.uk/winterstatemen…

We've published the final standards for Ageing and Frailty. The standards aim to promote positive, healthy and active ageing. They cover older people who may experience frailty as they age and apply in all settings. Follow the link in the comments to read the standards.

Appetite loss in ageing doesn't always have a medical or pharma cause. Pleasure and reward of eating can be altered, eg by interruptions in social cues, being unable to share meal times. Not just resulting in eating less, but less nutritious buff.ly/4eGAh9c #BGSconf

Exercising before surgery can boost recovery post op. True for everyone but particularly for older patients. Joe Wicks Joe Wicks talks to Jugdeep Dhesi - Deputy Director of Centre for Perioperative Care - about the importance of fitness before surgery. 👇 ow.ly/gZnM50UhSc1 British Geriatrics Society Guy's and St Thomas'

‘Movement is medicine’ Joe Wicks is supporting Jugdeep Dhesi Centre for Perioperative Care Guy's and St Thomas' to help patients prepare for surgery. These 10-minute routines are tailored for all abilities and particularly suitable for older people. bgs.org.uk/policy-and-med…

Join Age Scotland The ALLIANCE Dr IreneOldfather 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿🇪🇺 Scottish Government Scot Gov Health Maree Todd NHS Ayrshire & Arran Rowan Wallace (also on Bluesky) Care Inspectorate @ScottishCare 𝙺𝚊𝚛𝚎𝚗 𝙷𝚎𝚍𝚐𝚎 💚 The Scottish Social Services Council Coalition of Care & Support Providers Rachel Cackett at this week's conference Info: ow.ly/1t2j50UhwQx Book: £149 (3 for 2) #OlderPeople #Care

CPOC has responded to the government’s ‘Change NHS’ consultation, calling for perioperative care to be prioritised in the 10-Year Health Plan. This will boost NHS productivity, improve efficiency, empower patients, and lead to better patient outcomes.

Person at my clinic. When I asked about their social circle. ‘I’m going to the funeral of my last friend this month’. Goodness. I had no words. They shared a memory and we both shared a tear. We often underestimate the reality and impact of loneliness on our older people.

The comment in the middle. ‘Frailty services’ (hopefully integrated) are only good if they work for the individual 👏🏻👏🏻 Thoroughly enjoying the Frailty and Urgent Care SIG meeting in Glasgow today. It’s good to see so many familiar faces. #bgsconf

Noisy crows in the spring sunshine around the Ayrshire #HospitalatHome offices today. There are amazing birds. Resourceful and adaptable (bit like our H@H team). Apparently they can also develop regional accents. More crow facts welcome…..

You need more protein as you grow older. And if people aren’t drinking much think about gravy, yoghurt, jellies, soups. It all adds up. #LeedsFrailtyEd

Hospital at Home means being IN the home to deliver acute care - our ⁦UK Hospital at Home Society⁩ consensus with ⁦British Geriatrics Society⁩ and ⁦Royal College of Physicians⁩ statement highlighted at #WHAHC2025 - Hospital At Home and not ‘virtual wards’

At British Geriatrics Society, we've been frustrated about the lack of data re nurses & AHPs working with older people. This is our first attempt to fill that gap. It's not perfect and we think some of the data may be inaccurate. But it's a start - we need better data on the workforce. 👨‍⚕️👩‍⚕️

This programme is extraordinarily moving. Teaching us that we can all learn new things and that #BSL can help communication in so many ways. Also once again showing the benefits of intergenerational interactions. #OldHandsNewSkills