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.

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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?

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

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan@london.gov.uk · 5mo ago

We built these water refill points for days like today... London now has over 4,000 free water refill points across the capital. Find your closest here: www.london.gov.uk/programmes-s...

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: buff.ly/6ClVpbp

Pleased to see that my home nation is arguing with the neighbours about the things that really matter. 🌭 www.theguardian.com/food/2026/ma...

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

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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.

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: buff.ly/rfl50Yv

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: buff.ly/LQnZvuK

Great to see a study published in our journal, Age and Ageing, pop up in @theguardian.com today.

UCL News@uclnews.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Heavy caring responsibilities reduce brain function for people aged 50 & over, whereas light caring duties can actually be beneficial to middle-aged and older people’s mental abilities, new research led by Dr @baowenxue.bsky.social from @ucliehc.bsky.social finds www.theguardian.com/society/2026...

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.

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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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

Standing ovation for Dr John Hindle at the BGS Spring Meeting in Cardiff. #BGSconf

Thanks to Dr John Hindle for speaking to us today about Parkinson’s disease from both a personal and professional perspective. #BGSconf

@olwenolwen.bsky.social bringing the Welsh to this session on compassionate leadership at @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf. 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

At capacity for a session on compassionate leadership from @olwenolwen.bsky.social here at @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf.

Possibly the first time I've seen a standing ovation at a @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSSconf. What an amazing talk from Dr John Hindle.

British Geriatrics Society@gerisoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Dr John Hindle, our second Keynote speaker, with our President and President Elect, Jugdeep and Amit. Dr Hindle on Navigating the challenges of Parkinson’s disease - a personal perspective. #BGSconf

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).

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).

Great to see full rooms at #BGSconf in Cardiff this morning! @gerisoc.bsky.social

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

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

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.

@jkdhesi.bsky.social kicks off the @gerisoc.bsky.social spring meeting here in Cardiff. #BGSconf

The @gerisoc.bsky.social team have battled the tube strikes and are making their way to Cardiff - will we see you there?

British Geriatrics Society@gerisoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The BGS Spring Meeting is tomorrow! Don't miss out - register now: buff.ly/RQeSgRg

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/G1npEjt

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. buff.ly/1gVbtbh

We're on the countdown to the @gerisoc.bsky.social spring meeting! Will you be joining us in Cardiff? 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿

British Geriatrics Society@gerisoc.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Just one week to go before our Spring Meeting! Register now: buff.ly/7abnpZY

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. buff.ly/VMeC45q

NHS ConfedExpo 2026 | Agenda

Conference agenda for NHS ConfedExpo 2026, 10 - 11 June, Manchester Central. The UK's largest health and care conference.

agenda.nhsconfedexpo.org

Our latest blog is from Dr Tomas Welsh, BGS Deputy Honorary Secretary, on caring for complexity for #WorldParkinsonsDay. Read the full article here:

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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