BGS Scotland

On being asked to reflect on my two years as Chair of BGS Scotland and also look forward, I feel a bit like Janus, who in Roman mythology was the god of gates, doors, doorways, beginnings and endings.

Just when I thought I didn’t need to contend with the newsletter the new Deputy Secretary asks me to give my reflections - a definite sign of desperation already!

This ambitious programme is gathering momentum and has secured cross party support, considerable interest from clinicians across primary and acute care and strong leadership from the Ministerial Strategic Group for Health and Community Care. The public engagement phase from March to September involves health, local authority, voluntary sector, older people and key representative groups at both national and local level.  I hope members of your local team can join one of the local events scheduled across Scotland.

The Evidence Based Medicine Day was held on Friday 9 April 2010 in the Royal College of Physicians & Surgeons of Glasgow.   Specialty Registrars from across Scotland attended and the presentations were varied and interesting from “Neuroimaging of Delirium – A Systematic Review”, from Dr Sharma in Grampian to “What is the Evidence for Management of Faecal Incontinence” in the Elderly from Dr Zoe Muir, a LAT in the West of Scotland.