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Charlotte Squires

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Covers:  Geriatric Medicine Aging Older adults Dementia Cancer Care Clinical Communication Patient Care Advocacy Exercise and cancer
Geriatric Medicine. Interested in Parkinson’s, EOLC, big data, digital media. Rookie sewer, slow runner, occasional blogger. She/Her.

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Charlotte Squires’s Biography

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Specialist registrar in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, based in South East Scotland. Clinical interests include movement disorders, dementia, and frailty. Non-clinical interests include clinical communication, patient advocacy, and healthcare professional experiences of healthcare.

Additional roles include serving as Digital Media Editor and Trainee Communications Rep for the British Geriatric Society, chairing the BGS Online Bookclub, and sitting on the RCPE Trainee and Me…

Charlotte Squires’s Journalist Portfolio

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Communication with cancer patients: does practice make perfect? - Evidently Cochrane

Communication with cancer patients: does practice make perfect? - Evidently Cochrane

In this blog, Charlotte Squires, Specialist Trainee in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, refl…

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BGS #geribookclub discusses 'Three Things About Elsie'

BGS #geribookclub discusses 'Three Things About Elsie'

Charlotte Squires is the BGS Digital Media Editor, and a specialist registrar in Geriatric Medicine at the Bo…

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Charlotte Squires: Shielded doctors and wounded healers - The BMJ

Charlotte Squires: Shielded doctors and wounded healers - The BMJ

Four weeks ago, a group of people across the country began the process of planning a return to their usual wo…

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Miniature Heroes: Kids contributing to older adult needs during COVID-19

Miniature Heroes: Kids contributing to older adult needs during COVID-19

Dr Charlotte Squires is BGS Digital Media Editor and a medical registrar in the Scottish borders. While she l…

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Getting the right kind of sweat on

Getting the right kind of sweat on

My piece on the role of exercise in cancer recovery, and my own experience of this, written for Shine, the ch…

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Charlotte Squires: next steps for the shielded doctor - The BMJ

Charlotte Squires: next steps for the shielded doctor - The BMJ

Several months ago, I wrote about suddenly finding on the back benches of the national effort, as a shielding…

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Articles

Drugs for agitation in people with dementia: benefits and risks

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By Charlotte Squires, James Garrard, Cochrane UK
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In this blog for the families of people with dementia, doctors Charlotte Squires and James Garrard talk about drugs used to treat symptoms of agitation and psychosis in people with diagnosed dementia. They reflect on what doctors and families together might want to consider when making decisions about trying these treatments.
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Communication with cancer patients: does practice make perfect?

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By Charlotte Squires, Cochrane UK
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In this blog, Charlotte Squires, Specialist Trainee in Geriatric Medicine and General Internal Medicine, reflects on the importance of communication skills for healthcare professionals working with people who have cancer, from her perspective both as a doctor and a patient with advanced Hodgkin Lymphoma.
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Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, but as a user of NHS IT I am pretty good at wrangling old-fashioned devices.....

What story are you most proud of writing or working on?

I loved collaborating with Cochrane on their Contemplating Cancer series - the team were a complete joy to work with.

What's your favorite drink?

Coffee (of any variety) in the morning, and redbush in the afternoon

Awards

FPM Medical Writing Awards

2020 - European Winner

I was shortlisted for the International prize and was awarded the European prize in this international medical writing competition

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