Senior House Officer training in geriatric medicine

The training of the 72 Senior House Officers working in geriatric medicine in the Yorkshire Region was assessed by questionnaire. Most of the 67 respondents considered their training requirements in geriatric medicine had been fulfilled and experience had been gained in acutely-ill and long-stay elderly patients. However, there were deficiencies in the provision of topic teaching, case presentation meetings, rehabilitation instruction, and in experience of the day hospital and domiciliary assessment visits. Attention to the training requirements of the Senior House Officer grade could help to improve care of the elderly in both hospital and general practice.