Sally Greenbrook

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: buff.ly/hWpB6iA

We've added a new resource to our Integrated Systems Project - have a look at this case study from Hounslow, where the system is being transformed to deliver a new model of integrated primary and community care for people with frailty and other complex needs.
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And that's a wrap! Thanks to all who came to our 2026 Northern Ireland Spring Meeting and made it the success it was. Thanks to our partners, the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Old Age. Jan Ritchie, chair of BGS Northern Ireland, brings things to a close. #BGSconf www.bgs.org.uk/26NIS

Our 2026 Northern Ireland Spring Meeting is underway! Don't worry if you have not been able to attend, you can still register now and watch online for the next 6 months. www.bgs.org.uk/26NIS #BGSconf

To mark Covid-19 Day of Reflection on Sunday, Stacey Finlay, Northern Ireland rep on our NAHPs Council, shares her experience of working during the pandemic and encourages others to speak about their memories. Support resources for NHS staff are included. buff.ly/3emPlAi #DayOfReflection

Have you had the opportunity to see our Core20PLUS5 framework?
This framework is based on similar ones from NHS England. It aims to help identify older people who have unequal access to and experience of healthcare, and to target action to counter that inequality. Click to view: buff.ly/TiIT0lU

At @gerisoc.bsky.social we've been trying to make sense of the shift to neighbourhood health and what it means for our members and older people. Hopefully this will help those trying to navigate this new world...

The Government’s 10 Year Health Plan for England goes big on the move to neighbourhood health. Our "Demystifying neighbourhoods" document outlines what it means in practice, how it differs from existing models, and what it could mean for older people’s care. www.bgs.org.uk/neighbourhoods

Ah, good point. Thank you!

Hi @seatsixtyone.bsky.social - we're looking at getting the train from London to Stockholm. You advise PM train from London, overnight in Brussels & on to Hamburg & overnight train from there. Any reason why an AM train from London & to Hamburg in 1 day with sleeper that night wouldn't work?

A white side which reads: Top tips from case 5 - complexity is our bread and butter - embrace the chaos of not knowing - invest time in effective communication - it'll make you feel more confusing with decisions - don't go into all conversations with a pre-set agenda - flexible (but clear) decide making during the communication is ok - team work is great but be cautious of the non-invested opinion - 'he definitely isn't a candidate for escalation.' 'I'd put him on NIV.'

Dr Nick Saxton standing at a BGS lectern.

Embrace the chaos! Great top tips for complex patients from Dr Nick Saxton at @gerisoc.bsky.social #G4J #bgsconf.

Dr Henry Woodford speaking at a lectern. The lectern has the BGS logo on a pink background on the front.

Great to have stayed on in Nottingham for the @gerisoc.bsky.social #G4J #bgsconf. Fab to see so many people here and great talks. Really enjoying this one on polypharmacy from @henriatric.bsky.social (who also has a great bluesky handle).

Agreed. I've seen a couple of things with video games experts saying that it's the one thing they won't let their kids anywhere near.

I've just spent 2 weeks in NZ during which I said, more than once, that it actually doesn't rain very much in London and it rains more in Auckland. I stand by both of these statements but, my fellow Londoners, I am sorry, I think this weather is my fault. 🌧️

There was certainly a time when I could recite Each Peach Pear Plum by heart.

This feels like a very specific thing for Duolingo to talk about! Better though than when it tried to teach me the sentence 'the men write in sugar' in Italian, which, funnily enough, I have never had cause to use (in Italian or any other language).

I really enjoyed this piece from a registrar about conducting citizenship ceremonies. I remember my own ceremony very well and, as luck would have it, had the same registrar that had officiated at my wedding a couple of years earlier.

A scarf on a cream coloured carpet. The scarf is folded so that both sides are visible. One side shows cream coloured Pokémon characters on colourful backgrounds and the other shows colourful Pokémon characters on cream backgrounds.

My second go at double sided knitting - a Pokémon scarf for my son. Ready just as the weather gets warm of course. Hope he's still into Pokémon by winter...

I was helping at parkrun recently and one of our volunteers dropped her phone while setting up the course. While she was off looking for it, a teenage boy approached us to hand it in, having picked it up somewhere in the park. The kids are alright.

Can anyone tell me what happens if the Westminster assisted dying bill passes next reading but doesn't finish the whole process before summer? Will it continue after recess? It looks like govt bills can be carried across sessions but not sure about private members bills.

Footpath railings leaning against sandstone building wall waiting to be installed

New footpath guardrails waiting to be installed on South Rd, Southall.

Will make things safer for Hambrough Primary kids and parents by stopping parking outside old Methodist Hall and crossing South Rd away from pedestrian crossing.

Great to see @ealingcouncil.bsky.social taking action here.

Grey sky with red and blue smoke from the Red Arrows. There are grey and glass buildings and green trees in the foreground.

#RedArrows aftermath. #VEDay

Wandered around Brentford yesterday afternoon and was struck by what must be a vast amount of money being put into developments plus new shops and restaurants.

Southall much better connected with the Elizabeth Line but very few new shops/restaurants alongside development.

Yes, my son goes to lessons outside of school but I understand that that's relatively unusual in our community and many kids don't get a chance to learn until they have lessons at school. Also, it's hard to get into lessons - we really struggled to find availability.

I don't know anything about the mechanics of it but there are several companies that offer installation of a temporary pool and instructors etc. It's obviously not as big as a 25m pool - I think they're typically 10m long. 'Pop up' was maybe not completely accurate.

Our school is looking at installing a pop-up pool for a term or so which would allow daily lessons and smaller groups to learn and possibly other year groups to have lessons. Hopefully we'll see an improvement. 3/3

Again, not sure if it's standard but rates of kids actually being able to swim 25m are not great, possibly because not enough lessons, short lessons, 30 kids trying to learn at once etc. And schools typically don't have pools so there's a round trip to a local leisure centre. 2/3

I'm not 'in education' but I'm the chair of governors at my son's school. Yes, it is in the curriculum, kids are supposed to be able to swim 25m by the time they leave primary. Not sure if it's standard but at our school year 4s go to lessons weekly for 1.5 terms (2 classes, 1.5 terms per class) 1/3

A lake with bare trees in the foreground.

A gate with a blue sign saying 'geese only beyond this point'.

A lake with a WWT hide in the distance. The hide is reflected in the lake.

The sun reflected in a lake.

It's pretty grey in London today but it was glorious at @wwtworldwide.bsky.social London Wetland Centre yesterday.

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