Very grateful for the opportunity to talk about this work at #Anaesthesia2025 I’m really proud to have been involved with creating this great resource, which should make it much easier for clinical teams to support patients to quit smoking (link in comments) #medsky #perioperativecare #pqip

Together with @rcem.ac.uk we are outraged that older people wait so long to be seen/ treated in emergency departments. Read our response to the stark warning from The Royal College of Emergency Medicine. t.co/FXv36Ab7ro

Good to be working with @rcem.ac.uk & @rcphysicians.bsky.social to raise this issue & implement triple assessment (CFS, 4AT, NEWS) at the front door to guide decision making www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

www.theguardian.com/society/2025... @jkdhesi.bsky.social @amaclullich.bsky.social @proflizsampson.bsky.social

So much thinking at the moment about how we support people in the last stage of life. We need this thinking to focus on the needs of the many! @gerisoc.bsky.social @mancunianmedic.bsky.social @mariecurieuk.bsky.social @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social www.bmj.com/content/388/...

Prof Murtagh highlights proposals to improve care for people in last year of life.Aligns with @gerisoc.bsky.social key messages. Most people die in older age with MLTC, dementia, frailty Needs collaborative approach with generalist principles @rcphysicians.bsky.social @nhsengland.bsky.social

@nhsengland.bsky.social today representing @gerisoc.bsky.social considering actions we MUST take to embed system-wide approach to last years of life @Rakeshkoria illustrating how access/outcomes/cost improved thro collab with @shelaghor.bsky.social & others See www.bgs.org.uk/joining-the-...

Huge congratulations to Mumtaz Patel & @drhilaryw.bsky.social - We @gerisoc.bsky.social look forward to continuing to work together to deliver quality healthcare in the NHS www.bgs.org.uk/bgs-responds...

Great to represent @gerisoc.bsky.social at launch of @rcphysicians.bsky.social report, acknowledging need for holistic/personalised OP care for older people living with frailty/MLTC to enable older people to live healthily for longer & deliver shift from hospital to community &disease to prevention

Thanks to @bbc5live.bsky.social @adrianchiles.bsky.social for inviting me to speak about a healthy BMI, diet, exercise for older people. So much we can do to age well and live longer. Take a look at evidence for proactive care @gerisoc.bsky.social Good for us as individuals & for our NHS!

Yup, this is why we need to respond to Sir Chris Whittys survey request about medical training for the future. We must plan for a workforce who can deliver healthcare aligned to needs of patients, the majority of which have MLTC. Similar, of course, for nursing/AHP @gerisoc.bsky.social

Some hot takes from me and some KF colleagues on what cuts to integrated care boards are going to mean for the health system. 👇 www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-...

Brilli to have Drs Vernon & Law highlighting that 75% of deaths occur in people> 65yrs & we need to commission services that address needs of those living with MLTC, frailty, dementia, taking health inequalities into account. A system level approach is necessary @gerisoc.bsky.social

BGS Spring Meeting kicks off in beautiful Belfast with @jkdhesi.bsky.social Presidential Address reminding all those interested in #Geriatrics to implore others to #ChooseGeriatrics too @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf

Do you care deeply about how Older People’s Care is influenced so it serves those “on the shop floor “ @jkdhesi.bsky.social ? Then contribute your views to the next @gerisoc.bsky.social strategic plan 26/29 through the member survey 👇🏻 #BGSconf #Frailty

Really pleased to have opened spring conference @gerisoc.bsky.social in Belfast! Thanks to the local organising committee for bringing out the sun!

So pleased that POPS contribution to med ed recognised. We have enjoyed developing, embedding & evaluating our periop medicine for older people programmes for all grades of doctors, nurses & AHPS. @gerisoc.bsky.social @cpoc.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social mededleaders.co.uk/news-and-art...

There is still time to apply to become our next CPOC Fellow for 25-26. This is a unique opportunity to challenge and enhance your skills with a high-performing team in periop care. 12 month paid 0.5FTE Closing: 6 April 2025 Interview: 30 April 2025 cpoc.org.uk/get-involved...

The Centre for Perioperative Care is recruiting for our next CPOC Director. An exciting opportunity to work with the CPOC Board & RCoA Council to lead the strategic direction of the centre. Closes: 22 May 2025 Interview: 25 June 2025 Find out more: ow.ly/7hNG50VjgrP

We have published the final page of preop optimisation intervention series. The 7th page is on Assessment, Optimisation & Shared Decision Making. It provides principles to help all periop staff who support patients with co-existing conditions. 👉 ow.ly/aTnb50VoYUr

New @gerisoc.bsky.social report found on average in England, there is 1 nurse specialising in older people’s healthcare per 120 people aged 85+. We are calling for accurate and complete data about the numbers of nurses and AHPs working with older people www.bgs.org.uk/bgs-publishe...

Data suggests RSV jab slashes hospital admissions by 30% for older people. Preventive medicine is a key component of our ‘joining the dots’ work @gerisoc.bsky.social and in our proactive care work. t.co/4JzgUNSoGz

Look at this fantastic film from Bolton on delirium @amaclullich.bsky.social @jkdhesi.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?v=CeAY...

@gerisoc.bsky.social look forward to welcoming new @rcphysicians.bsky.social President after the elections. Here we discuss importance of the new President's role in supporting the best interests of the workforce & patients, inc the ageing population @mancunianmedic.bsky.social t.co/5QWOybSBog

So brill to see @hascott.bsky.social @nhsresearchscotland.org.uk working on national rollout of specialist frailty services across all 30 Scottish A&E depts to reduce length of hospital stay & bring down waiting lists. @gerisoc.bsky.social pleased to support with practical resources/leadership

Join @ihscm.bsky.social TODAY at 12pm as we discuss Frailty, Left Shift & Flow. Critical if we are to deliver an effective and efficient healthcare service for the future Register zurl.co/svOyE 👈 Free event

@nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @bmj.com round table -what stops NHS staff from speaking up? I hope to have brought ‘shop floor’ view representing members of @gerisoc.bsky.social &colleagues from across specialties @rcem.ac.uk @rcphysicians.bsky.social Also made me think of this article t.co/Ineaf2MTAA

In vast areas of the US, the sentiments expressed in this wonderful letter from a British man about why it's a privilege to pay tax to enable the National Health Service to run would see him probably certified as insane and labelled a "socialist".

Great thread & sorry not to be there. Similar issues being discussed @commission for end of life care to inform report; how to identify people with needs, support through integrated approaches, what metrics to use, how to support staff across disciplines/sectors & engage public @gerisoc.bsky.social

Shift in UK doctor demographics is welcome but imbalances remain

Yup, it’s complexity that we love managing @gerisoc.bsky.social

Esp people living with MLTC,frailty,dementia;the biggest user group of hospital services -this is why generalist &geriatric care skills are essential to delivering joined up, holistic approach - clinically & cost effective -we have solutions, but now need radical transformation @gerisoc.bsky.social

No getting away from fact that healthcare users today are different; >65 years account fir 40% Ed attendances, 66% beds, 3/4 with MLTC, 10-20% with frailty & delirium/cognitive impairment.Our systems have to align to needs @nuffieldtrust.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @kingsfundlibrary.bsky.social

Work at @pallcarecom focussing on quality care for ALL at end of life noting that 75% are older, 40% die in hospital, 20% in care homes & majority have multiple conditions inc dementia. Needs recognition to develop needed services @GeriSoc t.co/kc7vtjQh2W

Commentaries on assisted dying from @age-and-ageing.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @jkdhesi.bsky.social www.bgs.org.uk/age-and-agei...

The latest BGS blog on the three Assisted Dying commentaries published in @Age_and_Ageing. Each commentary puts across different perspectives, but all align on the need to improve end of life care for older people. Read the blog: t.co/d2NCrd2uHt

How can Shelford Trusts help patients get quality end of life care? Shelford Chair Kirsten Major, @kamranabbasi.bsky.social, Louise Ansari of @healthwatchengland.bsky.social, @jkdhesi.bsky.social & @david-haslam.bsky.social discuss the types of evidence we can use to support care #Shelford2025

Pleased to be invited @shelfordgroup.bsky.social as external guest from @gstt-nhs.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @cpoc.bsky.social & looking forward to participating in panel discussion focussing on #sdm in routine clinical care for people living with complexity

Hmmm…not sure I got the Clare Wilson I was hoping to tag!

I am really enjoying reading @clarewilson.bsky.social - balanced & factual, raising important issues that need wider public discourse (like the Sunday article on delirium) @gerisoc.bsky.social @emmavardy2.bsky.social t.co/RzVcA6b1fl

Great work by Liz Sampson & @amaclullich.bsky.social on raising awareness DHSC & @nhsengland.bsky.social & of course look at @gerisoc.bsky.social website for all the resources you need to support patients & staff @adamgordon1978.bsky.social t.co/MPGqYNSYDj

De-prescribing for people with #MCI Mild cognitive impairment. The STOP-DEM project produced a toolkit to help www.arc-wx.nihr.ac.uk/research-are... @nihrarcs.bsky.social @unisouthampton.bsky.social @pcpa-uk.bsky.social @stephenlim.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @uhsft.bsky.social #polypharmacy

Definitely not just the UK! Having visited a no. of healthcare systems recently, the thing distinguishing well functioning systems from the NHS are WELL functioning social care services. Support people in preferred place & reduce crisis presentation @gerisoc.bsky.social @wesstreeting.bsky.social

We @gerisoc.bsky.social have been responding to data released today about waiting times in ED & delays to discharge. Lots on other social media channels too and there will be more on the new revamped BGS website as of next week @rcem.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social @rcpedin.bsky.social

Heath leaders must act to reduce dangerous and unacceptable 12-hour pre-admission A&E stays as new data reveals last month saw the highest number of these types of waits ever recorded. Read RCEM's full response to the latest NHS England data here - tinyurl.com/yc6akd92

Great to see our Letter to Editors published in local newspapers highlighting our calls for improving end of life care - including Kent online, Somerset, Exeter…. @gerisoc.bsky.social @davewwest.bsky.social @mja-uk.bsky.social @sarahmistry.bsky.social @sarahscobie.bsky.social t.co/qBZHlb4Amt

Great to see @gerisoc.bsky.social members discussing these issues! 40% ED presentations aged over 65, 66% beds occupied by older people & 1/3 of all older people on a waiting list, we have to get it right for older people, to get it right for the NHS @gerisoc.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social

Clear acknowledgement on BBCR4 - Amanda Pritchard - we cannot disentangle health & social care -1 in 7 beds occupied by people waiting for social care. Need to resolve social care to deliver healthcare in ED & elective care @gerisoc.bsky.social @ncfcareforum.bsky.social @rcphysicians.bsky.social