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doctors to improve the match between people and jobs, helping to ensure that good candidates are able to find jobs in geriatric medicine and vacancies are filled across the UK.</p> <p>All older people should have access to the care and support that they need, where and when they need it. But this <a href="/choosegeriatrics-setting-the-scene">requires a workforce that is fit for purpose</a>. We aim to attract more people into older people’s healthcare. </p> <p>The population is ageing and currently there are not enough people with the skills needed to care for older people with increasingly complex needs. BGS members will <a href="/become-an-ambassador">help to promote the <strong>#ChooseGeriatrics</strong> campaign</a> to the wider healthcare workforce, encouraging recognition of the needs of older people as those who use NHS services the most, and the rewards of careers specialising in their care. </p> </div> <div class="card-view-4"> <div class="view view-attachment view-id-attachment view-display-id-main view-dom-id-f207e167aba8b9905a1f595af3020c96"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </article> </div> <div class="content-additional"> <section class="block block-views"> <div class="view view-sections view-id-sections view-display-id-additional view-dom-id-39160f27e274d12585a2e26e13eb4b32"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first views-row-last section-row palette-default row-max-4 "> <div class="section-inner"> <h2 class="views-field views-field-field-title"> <div class="card-title"> <span class="field-content">Find out more</span> </div> </h2> <div class="card-description-et"> <p>Read on to find out more about how the <strong>#ChooseGeriatrics </strong>campaign will take shape, and how you can get involved.</p> </div> <div class="card-view"> <div class="view view-links view-id-links view-display-id-block equal-heights view-dom-id-b6656d3126fa24846ba9bce6cd82eebe"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <article id="node-7583" class="node node-page" about="/choosegeriatrics-setting-the-scene" typeof="foaf:Document"> <a href="/choosegeriatrics-setting-the-scene" class="card"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"> <div class="card-image"> <picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/page/images/2024-09-18/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20website%20cards%20scene.png?itok=Qtj9jeb0&timestamp=1726673225 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/page/images/2024-09-18/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20website%20cards%20scene.png?itok=EIQEt2nP&timestamp=1726673225 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/page/images/2024-09-18/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20website%20cards%20scene.png?itok=H939Zstw&timestamp=1726673225 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-18/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20website%20cards%20scene.png?itok=BvW8FZJh&timestamp=1726673225 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-18/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20website%20cards%20scene.png?itok=BvW8FZJh&timestamp=1726673225" alt="" title="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-text"> <h3><div class="card-title-field"> #ChooseGeriatrics: Setting the scene </div> </h3> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <p>Our #ChooseGeriatrics campaign is new. But BGS shining a light on the challenges facing the older people’s healthcare workforce is not. Here you can find links to some of our recent workforce reports which help to build the case for the #ChooseGeriatrics campaign.</p> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <article id="node-7576" class="node node-page" about="/share-your-story" typeof="foaf:Document"> <a href="/share-your-story" class="card"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"> <div class="card-image"> <picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Why%20I%20chose.png?itok=glpfurn4&timestamp=1726499811 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Why%20I%20chose.png?itok=-YYR75_D&timestamp=1726499811 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Why%20I%20chose.png?itok=YAOFEgqJ&timestamp=1726499811 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Why%20I%20chose.png?itok=eFKUjFuH&timestamp=1726499811 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Why%20I%20chose.png?itok=eFKUjFuH&timestamp=1726499811" alt="" title="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-text"> <h3><div class="card-title-field"> Share your story </div> </h3> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <p>Why did you #ChooseGeriatrics? We want to hear from members of the whole multidisciplinary team and across clinical and care settings in all corners of the UK. </p> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <article id="node-7577" class="node node-page" about="/become-an-ambassador" typeof="foaf:Document"> <a href="/become-an-ambassador" class="card"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"> <div class="card-image"> <picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Ambassador_0.png?itok=Ie0OVHUV&timestamp=1726500584 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Ambassador_0.png?itok=O3MR0hkw&timestamp=1726500584 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Ambassador_0.png?itok=c5Wo2KWb&timestamp=1726500584 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Ambassador_0.png?itok=Ax_XBavu&timestamp=1726500584 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-09-16/Ambassador_0.png?itok=Ax_XBavu&timestamp=1726500584" alt="" title="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-text"> <h3><div class="card-title-field"> Become an ambassador </div> </h3> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <p>Join our mission - become a #ChooseGeriatrics ambassador and help others understand why a career in older people's healthcare is so rewarding.</p> </div> </div> </a> </article> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even views-row-last"> <article id="node-7614" class="node node-page" about="/event-prize-draw" typeof="foaf:Document"> <a href="/event-prize-draw" class="card"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"> <div class="card-image"> <picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/page/images/2024-10-15/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20Prize%20Draw.png?itok=QUpKZ2BW&timestamp=1728995043 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/page/images/2024-10-15/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20Prize%20Draw.png?itok=cEGO5jSk&timestamp=1728995043 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/page/images/2024-10-15/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20Prize%20Draw.png?itok=R2V46f1K&timestamp=1728995043 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-10-15/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20Prize%20Draw.png?itok=caYIYPER&timestamp=1728995043 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/page/images/2024-10-15/%23ChooseGeriatrics%20Prize%20Draw.png?itok=caYIYPER&timestamp=1728995043" alt="" title="" /> </picture> </div> </div> <div class="card-text"> <h3><div class="card-title-field"> Event prize draw </div> </h3> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <p>Do you want to be in with the chance to win free registration to a BGS conference? 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