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class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a href="/ProactiveCareEvidence" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Be proactive: Evidence supporting proactive care for older people with frailty</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-10-30T00:00:00+00:00">30 October 2024</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This document outlines evidence for proactive care and support for older adults with moderate to severe frailty.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Summary </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/older-adult-pharmacy-resources" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Older adult pharmacy resources</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2024-09-24T00:00:00+01:00">24 September 2024</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The BGS Pharmacy Group have assembled a list of helpful resources to guide clinicians on medicines management and deprescribing in older adults.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Signposting </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/hotweather" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Information for healthcare professionals caring for older people during hot weather </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-09-07T00:00:00+01:00">07 September 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This article lays out UK Health Security Agency’s guidance on how healthcare professionals can best prepare for hot weather and how to look after patients in extreme heat. </p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/agenda-issue-89-polypharmacy-0" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>AGENDA: Issue 89 | Polypharmacy</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-17T00:00:00+01:00">17 June 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Managing medicines in older people with multimorbidity is a fine balance, requiring input from the individual themselves, their support network and the wider multidisciplinary team. This issue focuses on how to get the best out of medicines, exploring deprescribing, structured medication reviews, and evidence-based interventions. <em>This content is limited to members only.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/agenda-issue-89-polypharmacy" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>AGENDA: Issue 89 | Polypharmacy</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-17T00:00:00+01:00">17 June 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Managing medicines in older people with multimorbidity is a fine balance, requiring input from the individual themselves, their support network and the wider multidisciplinary team. This issue focuses on how to get the best out of medicines, exploring deprescribing, structured medication reviews, and evidence-based interventions. <em>This content is limited to members only.</em></p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Newsletters </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/AAAdesprescribing" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Appropriate deprescribing in older people</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2022-04-20T00:00:00+01:00">20 April 2022</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Older people are often taking several medications, but regular review of their benefits or risks is as of yet not part of standard care. This themed collection aims to improve patient outcomes and the sustainability of deprescribing approaches.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/ambitions-for-change-improving-healthcare-in-care-homes" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Ambitions for change: Improving healthcare in care homes</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-08-10T00:00:00+01:00">10 August 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Position statement </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/silver-book-ii-geriatric-syndromes" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Silver Book II: Geriatric syndromes</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-02-22T00:00:00+00:00">22 February 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This chapter of the Silver Book II covers the presentation of common geriatric conditions in an urgent care context.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/the-patients-association-care-home-charter" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>The Patients Association Care Home Charter </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-01-27T00:00:00+00:00">27 January 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The Patients Association's Care Home Charter was launched in 2019 to improve medication practices for people living in care homes across the UK.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Fact sheet </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/covid-19-treatment-for-older-people-in-the-community" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>COVID-19: Treatment for older people in the community</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2021-01-21T00:00:00+00:00">21 January 2021</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This page brings together guidance and practical advice for the management of older adults with COVID-19 in the community, including drug treatment and examples of standard operating procedures (SOPs).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/medicine-optimisation-recommended-reading-and-resources" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Medicine optimisation: Recommended reading and resources</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-09-30T00:00:00+01:00">30 September 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This list of recommended resources and further information on medicines optimisation in older people has been curated by the BGS Medicine Optimisation Special Interest Group (SIG).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Fact sheet </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/end-of-life-care-in-frailty-medicines-management" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>End of Life Care in Frailty: Medicines management</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-05-12T00:00:00+01:00">12 May 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people examines the issue of polypharmacy at the end of life.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Clinical guidelines </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/covid-19-and-medicines-advice-for-older-people" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>COVID-19 and medicines advice for older people</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-03-17T00:00:00+00:00">17 March 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Older people are particularly at risk from complications as a result of COVID-19 and many are likely to already be taking medication for other conditions.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/treatments-in-dementia" 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<div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Effective record keeping and ordering of medicines - for Care Home Managers</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-08-15T00:00:00+01:00">15 August 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>SCIE has published a guide and created an interactive web resource for home care managers providing medicines support.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <a href="/resources/benzodiazepines-and-falls-risk" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Benzodiazepines and falls risk</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2018-04-25T00:00:00+01:00">25 April 2018</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Falls are a frequent and frightening issue for patients and staff, and they have physical and psychological consequences for individuals and society. They are costly in human and financial terms (National Institute for Health and Clinical ExceIlence 2004).</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-views-conditional"> <div class="card-content-members-only">Members only</div> </div> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> <div class="card-resource-type"> Fact sheet </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <a href="/resources/vaccination-programmes-in-older-people" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Vaccination programmes in Older People</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2011-01-05T00:00:00+00:00">05 January 2011</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>Infectious diseases account for a significant proportion of hospital admissions and deaths in the elderly. Unfortunately the immunological response to vaccines in older individuals is less than that in younger adults. We assess best practice in immunisation programmes among older people.</p> </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-type"> Good practice guide </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-18 views-row-even views-row-last"> <a href="/resources/peri-operative-care-for-older-patients-undergoing-surgery" class="card resource-card"> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Peri-operative Care for Older Patients Undergoing Surgery</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2015-01-23T00:00:00+00:00">23 January 2015</span> </div> <div class="card-display-date"> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> <p>The rate of older people undergoing surgical procedures is increasing faster than the rate of population ageing . 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