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Our prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to a clinical trial assessing the safety and experience of transitions from hospital to home, published in our international clinical geriatrics journal, @Age_and_Ageing. https://t.co/6ncB7cBGx5

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If you've missed any of the January abstract deadlines so far, there's still time to submit your work for events coming up in the spring and summer. Find out more: https://t.co/ScSzWmr6Ly

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The Joint BGS / Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship is open for applications.
This is a great opportunity for front-line healthcare professionals working with older people, including allied health professionals, doctors and nurses. https://t.co/W0r8Vbsivu

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Announcing the BGS Rising Star 2025 winners!
Our winners are Dr Katherine Walesby, Ms Elaine Francis, and Dr Angeline Price. Learn more about them and their achievements here: https://t.co/FkGoyB6tx7

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Good to see Clifford Kilgore from our NAHPs Council talking to the BBC about the issue of avoidable admissions increasing pressure on hospitals in this "in-depth" article. https://t.co/OCCwj4riyk

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The Joint BGS / Vivensa Foundation Training Fellowship is open for applications.
This is a great opportunity for front-line healthcare professionals working with older people, including allied health professionals, doctors and nurses. Find out more here: https://t.co/W0r8Vbsivu

[Dipti Samani @HmniDipti]

Continence is often overlooked by health care professionals, and equally the most important thing for our patients.
I was happy to help develop this important resource.

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Visual Impairment in a Clinic Setting, a BGS microlearning CPD course, is completely free for BGS members, and available at a small cost for non-members. https://t.co/KuNnFrbgtu

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Our latest elearning course, Continence in Older People, is now 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. https://t.co/ln7MBCO4Ro

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

The Joint BGS / Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship is open for applications.
This is a great opportunity for front-line healthcare professionals working with older people, including allied health professionals, doctors and nurses. https://t.co/W0r8Vbsivu

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Have you visited our Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) Hub?

A clear, concise, evidence-based set of resources, freely available to all who need them on our website. https://t.co/UWyhFNkJV2

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Our Core20PLUS5 Framework is a valuable resource to help you identify people who have unequal access to and experience of healthcare, and to target action to counter that inequality. https://t.co/iIMcri7Lab

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📊The FLS-DB 2026 annual report is here! Explore the latest data findings and recommendations. #FLSDB 🔗https://t.co/xNTXwBrF2J

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@NHSEngland We welcome the new service but highlight the need to ensure digital exclusion doesn’t create a two-tier service.

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@NHSEngland has announced 9 conditions that will be the initial focus of a new online hospital service launching in England next year. Many of these conditions, including glaucoma and prostate enlargement, affect older people. Continued below:
https://t.co/kUTYQtxFgF.

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Don't miss our SCE preparation webinar at 4pm today! Our webinars are free for BGS members and available to watch live and on demand. Register at https://t.co/mAPXZlUD7i

[Sarah Mistry @SarahMistryBGS]

Have you seen latest edition of @GeriSoc magazine, AGENDA? Fabulous moving articles about end of life care. Thank you to BGS trainees, @DebGompertz @staceylou_18, Trisha Cantley, @LucyAldridge96, Helen Milbourn and editor supreme @Amy_Brewerton

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Happy New Year! There's several abstract deadlines this month including the 3rd World Falls Congress call for abstracts closing on 19 January. Hear @Toby_Ellmers share more about his talk at the Congress. Register at https://t.co/tTzFkjgFP8

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What events have we got coming up in 2026? Find out here: https://t.co/76p9k1NVJv

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"...these gentle, lower-intensity exercises may be more preferable and easier to stick with for older adults..." Read our blog by @DeniseCheung2 based on her article in our journal, @Age_and_Ageing ⬇️

https://t.co/Gttw7E0H8z