Sally Greenbrook
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Policy manager
@gerisoc.bsky.social
Mum. School governor. Kiwi 🇳🇿 Brit 🇬🇧
Excited to be en route to Manchester this morning for
#ConfedExpo
. If you're there, don't forget to come along to the
@gerisoc.bsky.social
session tomorrow on overcoming barriers to creating age-attuned systems. Relevant to basically everyone working in health and social care.
18 days ago
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Well, that's one way of acquiring art...
28 days ago
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Hi
@seatsixtyone.bsky.social
. Do you know of any issues with booking interrail passes? We can't proceed from traveller details to payment (tried clearing cache, different browser/device). I've tried asking interrail but they haven't been able to help - have you heard of others with the same problem?
28 days ago
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These are brilliant although surprised that there isn't one (or any other water refill point) in or around Ealing Broadway. There's one near the park but it's been out of use for months.
@london.gov.uk
@ealingcouncil.bsky.social
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about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
We were pleased to have had the opportunity to submit evidence for this Health and Social Care Committee report, and it is good to see our evidence quoted. Read the report here:
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Pleased to see that my home nation is arguing with the neighbours about the things that really matter. 🌭
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Fry off: did New Zealand invent the sausage sizzle? Australian claims hit a snag
The sausage open-sandwich is a cherished part of Australia’s culture. But its origins may be in the land of the long white cloud
https://www.theguardian.com/food/2026/may/20/which-country-invented-sausage-sizzle-australia-new-zealand
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In a new video, Anne Hendry, Sam Abraham, Lyndsey Dunn, and Ruth Law reflect on Joining the dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people, and how it has been used in practice.
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Reflections on Joining the dots for frailty | British Geriatrics Society
Anne Hendry, Sam Abraham, Lyndsey Dunn, and Ruth Law reflect on the Joining the dots document.
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To mark
#WorldIBDDay
tomorrow, BGS Communications & Marketing Co-Ordinator, Megan Harrison, looks at growing older with IBD in the latest BGS blog. Megan, who lives with Crohn’s Disease, wrote the blog with support from Dr Isabel Carbery and Dr Oliver Todd. Read the blog here:
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about 2 months ago
Did you know we offer group membership to healthcare professionals (excluding medics)? Group members get all the benefits of individual membership except voting rights and grant eligibility. It's cheaper, and it's paid for by your institution. Find out more:
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Great to see a study published in our journal, Age and Ageing, pop up in
@theguardian.com
today.
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New resource! Deconditioning is a major and preventable contributor to loss of independence among older adults. It is not an inevitable consequence of ageing - it is preventable and reversible.
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Deconditioning Hub | British Geriatrics Society
We have created this hub to support our members to improve outcomes for older people through the identification and prevention of deconditioning.
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2 months ago
And that’s a wrap! Thank you so much to all who came to our Spring Meeting in Cardiff and online. It’s been a wonderful conference, with loads to take in. Don’t forget, you can still register and watch online.
#BGSconf
www.bgs.org.uk/26Spring
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2 months ago
Standing ovation for Dr John Hindle at the BGS Spring Meeting in Cardiff.
#BGSconf
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2 months ago
Thanks to Dr John Hindle for speaking to us today about Parkinson’s disease from both a personal and professional perspective.
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@olwenolwen.bsky.social
bringing the Welsh to this session on compassionate leadership at
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSconf
. 🏴
2 months ago
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At capacity for a session on compassionate leadership from
@olwenolwen.bsky.social
here at
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSconf
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Possibly the first time I've seen a standing ovation at a
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSSconf
. What an amazing talk from Dr John Hindle.
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Dr James Van Oppen delivered one of the first
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSconf
talks I ever saw so nice to see him in action again. He compared the session here to an ED waiting room - every seat full & someone playing a trumpet from time to time (we're at
@rwcmd.bsky.social
so not that random).
2 months ago
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Tomorrow marks 7 years since I joined the team at
@gerisoc.bsky.social
and what better way to spend my BGS birthday eve than at
#BGSconf
here in beautiful Cardiff. Looking forward to another great conference day. (Photo from yesterday).
2 months ago
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Great to see full rooms at
#BGSconf
in Cardiff this morning!
@gerisoc.bsky.social
2 months ago
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Not to be defeated by a lack of tech - Rhian Morse has taken matters into her own hands to show geriatrician led bladder and bowel clinics across the UK.
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSconf
2 months ago
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Prof Mumtaz Patel from
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
talks about the move to neighbourhood health. You can find the
@gerisoc.bsky.social
paper on Demystifying Neighbourhoods here - you'll need to log in but you don't need to be a BGS member (but you should be):
www.bgs.org.uk/neighbourhoods
.
#BGSconf
2 months ago
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Prof Mumtaz Patel from
@rcphysicians.bsky.social
delivers the first keynote of
@gerisoc.bsky.social
#BGSconf
talking about what the RCP is doing to address the needs of the NHS's largest user group, older people.
2 months ago
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@jkdhesi.bsky.social
kicks off the
@gerisoc.bsky.social
spring meeting here in Cardiff.
#BGSconf
2 months ago
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The
@gerisoc.bsky.social
team have battled the tube strikes and are making their way to Cardiff - will we see you there?
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Sally Greenbrook
British Geriatrics Society
2 months ago
Geriatric medicine is a “whole person” specialty. It can be challenging, but it is also exciting and rewarding. Find out more about a career in the specialty:
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British Geriatrics Society
2 months ago
We have updated our End of Life Care Key Messages. Click the link to read the full article. BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare.
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We're on the countdown to the
@gerisoc.bsky.social
spring meeting! Will you be joining us in Cardiff? 🏴
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British Geriatrics Society
2 months ago
We're really excited to be hosting a session at the NHS ConfedExpo on overcoming barriers to creating age-attuned systems. Come and see Jugdeep Dhesi, James Adams, Anna Folwell, and Caroline Abrahams CBE talk about this important topic.
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NHS ConfedExpo 2026 | Agenda
Conference agenda for NHS ConfedExpo 2026, 10 - 11 June, Manchester Central. The UK's largest health and care conference.
https://agenda.nhsconfedexpo.org/session/overcoming-barriers-to-creating-age-attuned-systems
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3 months ago
Our latest blog is from Dr Tomas Welsh, BGS Deputy Honorary Secretary, on caring for complexity for
#WorldParkinsonsDay
. Read the full article here:
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Caring for complexity – World Parkinson’s Day | British Geriatrics Society
Dr Tomas Welsh is the BGS Deputy Honorary Secretary and former co-chair of the BGS Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG.
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British Geriatrics Society
3 months ago
On our "Frailty and the NHS" section of our Frailty Hub, you can find out more about initiatives and publications from NHS England, NICE, GIRFT, NHS RightCare and NHS Benchmarking.
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British Geriatrics Society
3 months ago
We have published a new series of key messages on dementia and brain health, which you can read here:
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All of our key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare.
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3 months ago
We have a series of BGS portals on our website which feature an overview of key BGS materials on core topics relating to the care of older people. Have a look at our Rehabilitation portal:
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I'm excited to be heading to Cardiff for the
@gerisoc.bsky.social
spring meeting. Hoping to catch up with plenty of BGS members there! 🏴
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Are you trying to set up a frailty-attuned service but need help developing a business case? Our Integrated Systems resource has a top tips page to help you put together an effective case.
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Top tips for developing a business case for a frailty-attuned service | British Geriatrics Society
These tips have been put together to help guide colleagues in putting together an effective business case when proposing their age-attuned service.
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Sally Greenbrook
British Geriatrics Society
3 months ago
Our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, was in Westminster on Tuesday meeting with Alison Bennett MP to discuss the delivery of health and social care to older people. It's good to see MPs engaging with this important topic.
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The BGS is pleased that the Scottish Parliament has voted not to pass the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults (Scotland) Bill. Read our full statement here:
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British Geriatrics Society
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The BGS is delighted that our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, will serve as one of three co-chairs of the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework (MSF). Read more here:
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BGS President announced as Co-Chair for Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework | British Geriatrics Society
The BGS is delighted that our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, will serve as one of three co-chairs of the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework (MSF).
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Last year we published the report from our policy roundtable on overcoming barriers to implementing age-attuned care. Read it here:
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BGS roundtable: Overcoming barriers to age-attuned care | British Geriatrics Society
This report summarises a roundtable event hosted by the BGS on 22 October 2025.
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Have a listen to this! Matthew Winn talks to our President, Jugdeep Dhesi, about why the future of healthcare must be designed around the whole person, not just a single disease.
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Rethinking Care for Older Adults With Jugdeep Dhesi
Podcast Episode · Leadership & culture in healthcare · S7 E8 · 42m
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Are you trying to set up a frailty-attuned service but need help developing a business case? Our Integrated Systems resource has a top tips page to help you put together an effective case.
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Top tips for developing a business case for a frailty-attuned service | British Geriatrics Society
These tips have been put together to help guide colleagues in putting together an effective business case when proposing their age-attuned service.
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British Geriatrics Society
4 months ago
We have published our manifesto for the 2026 Senedd election. In it, we highlight 7 areas that we think the incoming Welsh Government must prioritise to ensure that everyone in Wales is supported to age well and has access to the care that they need, when and where they need it.
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The leading international clinical geriatric medicine journal
4 months ago
This clinical trial assessing the safety and experience of older people transitioning from hospital to home has been awarded the prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize
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British Geriatrics Society
4 months ago
To mark
#WorldDeliriumAwarenessDay
, read the blog by BGS Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG co-chairs, Patrick Hogan and Rachel Cowan, and former co-chair Rachel Thompson, on this year's theme 'Voices of Delirium'.
#WDAD2026
www.bgs.org.uk/voices-of-de...
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Voices of Delirium: World Delirium Awareness Day 2026 | British Geriatrics Society
A blog by the co-chairs of the Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG to mark World Delirium Awareness Day 2026.
https://www.bgs.org.uk/voices-of-delirium-world-delirium-awareness-day-2026
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British Geriatrics Society
4 months ago
Join us for our Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health Meeting on 20 May 2026. Highlights include: 🔹Brain health and prevention 🔹Identifying and diagnosing dementia 🔹Meeting the Ten Year Plan challenge 🔹End of life with dementia Register at
www.bgs.org.uk/26DDB
#WorldDeliriumAwarenessDay
#WDAD2026
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British Geriatrics Society
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We have published our manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election. We highlight areas the incoming Scottish Government must prioritise so that everyone in Scotland is supported to age well and has access to the care that they need, when and where they need it.
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4 months ago
Our latest elearning course, Continence in Older People, is available. What's more, this course is free to BGS members! The course covers the impact continence has on the older population, the symptoms, causes, and treatment options.
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We're seeking a committed and enthusiastic Co-Chair for the London and the South East region to support and strengthen our regional network. The deadline to apply is Tuesday 31 March, and you can find out more here:
www.bgs.org.uk/vacancy-co-c...
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Trisha Elliott
4 months ago
The story of the Paper Boat was a blog I wrote back in 2018 for
@gerisoc.bsky.social
. It was an analogy that I found useful to explain to patients and families how difficult it can be to predict the future accurately. Now as I and my friends get older, I find myself sharing it once again. 🧵1/n
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For
#InternationalWomensDay
, we're celebrating women who shape geriatric medicine through mentorship, leadership and service. From honouring mentors to reflecting on personal journeys, read the stories shared by some of our amazing members.
#GiveToGain
#IWD2026
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