British Geriatrics Society

for better health in old age

Age & Ageing Journal

Age and Ageing is an international journal publishing refereed original articles and commissioned reviews on geriatric medicine and gerontology. Its range includes research on ageing and clinical, epidemiological, and psychological aspects of later life. It is the official scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society and is published by Oxford University Press. Click here for more information

Geriatric Medicine and Geriatricians in Medicine

The BGS has issued a position statement intended to support Geriatric Medicine departments in the United Kingdom the allocation of their resources and to aid discussions with senior health service managers and commissioners. It will be augmented by several more detailed service descriptions with case examples.

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Spokespeople/Topic Leads

Academic Geriatrics - Prof John Potter

Acute Medicine - Dr Simon Conroy

Age Discrimination - Dr Tarun Solanki

Assessment and Financial Aspects of Continuing Health Care - Dr Nigel Dudley

Assisted Suicide - Dr Andrew Stanners

Care Homes - Dr Eileen Burns

Charities - Dr David Cohen

Commissioning - Dr Finbarr Martin and Dr Ken Fullerton

Continuing Professional Development - Prof Stephen Allen

Delirium - Prof John Young

Dementia - Prof Peter Passmore

Dignity - Dr Jackie Morris

End of Life Care - Dr Martin Vernon

Health Economics - Dr Dave Beaumont and Dr Mehool Patel

Health Promotion - Prof Tash Masud

Integrated Care - Dr Steve Hamilton

Intermedate Care/Rehabilitation and Community Care - Prof John Gladman, Prof Pradeep Khanna and Prof John Young

Leadership - Prof David Black and Prof Paul Knight

Manpower/Workforce Planning - Dr Nelson Lo

Metrics - Dr Owen David and Dr Zoe Wyrko

NCEPOD - Dr Jugdeep Dhesi

NHS Confederation: "Delivering better patient care for less" - Prof Graham Mulley

Parliamentary Affairs (England) - Prof Ian Philp

Patient Involvement - Dr Anthony White

Patient Safety - Dr Alison Cracknell

Payment by Results - Dr Amit Arora

Primary Care - Prof Ian Philp

Quality - Dr Tarun Solanki

Revalidation - Dr Peter Belfield and Prof Paul Knight

Social Care and Housing - Dr Ian Donald and Dr David Heseltine

Stroke - Prof David Barer and Dr David Cohen

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