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Events

01 April

Spring Meeting 2020

CANCELLED

MANCHESTER

The BGS Spring Meeting 2020 due to be held 1-3 April has been cancelled. Please click for further information.

Spring Conference

11 September

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2020

21st International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

25 September 2020

NOTTINGHAM

SIG Meeting

Latest

Featured Policy & Media Blogs Resources

NHS RightCare: Frailty toolkit

05 June 2019

This toolkit provides expert practical advice and guidance on how to commission and provide the best system wide care for people living with frailty.

Presentation slides: BGS Scotland Spring Meeting 2019

04 June 2019

View and download slides from the BGS Scotland Spring Meeting & NRS Ageing Specialty Group held on 26 April 2019 in Edinburgh.

Members only

In a series

Presentation

BOAST: The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient

03 June 2019

This standard has been jointly produced by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and other organisations.

Age and Ageing collection: Longitudinal studies of ageing

02 May 2019

Highlights the approaches, scope and impacts of a selection of longitudinal studies of ageing published in Age and Ageing within the past 10 years.

In a series

Presentation slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2019

01 May 2019

The BGS Spring Meeting was held on 10-12 April 2019 in Cardiff.

Members only

In a series

Presentation

Care homes in Wales: Your questions answered

19 March 2019

The Older People’s Commissioner for Wales has published an information guide for older people and their families giving information about care homes.

Fact sheet

Abstracts of work presented at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting 2019

07 March 2019

View, download and print the complete abstracts of work from the BGS Spring Meeting Cardiff, 10-12 April 2019.

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Abstract

People’s experience using adult social care services

04 March 2019

This NICE quality standard (QS182) covers the experience of adults using social care services and is endorsed by the BGS.

In a series

Clinical guidelines

BGS members invited to share developments and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic

03 April 2020

News

BGS Statement on the death of Dr Alfa Sa’adu

02 April 2020

The BGS community was immensely sad to hear of the death this week of Dr Alfa Sa’adu from coronavirus.

News

March 2020 issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now

17 March 2020

A full table of contents is available, with editorials, research papers, expert reviews, short reports, case reports and more.

News

Rising health inequalities in England

26 February 2020

Health is getting worse for people living in more deprived districts and regions, health inequalities are increasing and, for the population of England as a whole, health is declining, according to the Marmot Report 10 Years On.

News

BGS responds to Wales’ first ever loneliness and social isolation strategy

12 February 2020

The Welsh Government’s 2017-18 National Survey for Wales showed 16% of the population aged over 16 years said they felt lonely. In response to this, the Deputy Minister for Health and Social Services, Julie Morgan AM, has launched Wales’ first ever loneliness and social isolation strategy.

News

Coronavirus – information for BGS members

10 February 2020

The BGS is sharing information about coronavirus because older people may suffer more severe symptoms than others if they contract this strain of coronavirus, and health professionals need to be aware of the risks for public health.

News

BGS responds to Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21-2023/24

07 February 2020

On Thursday 6 February, NHS England and the British Medical Association (BMA) agreed and published the Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21-2023/24 which incorporates the service specifications for the Network Contract Direct Enhanced Service.

News

BGS Rising Star Award 2020: Last call for applications

20 February 2020

Last call for BGS Rising Star Award 2020 applications!

News

Frailty – busting a few myths about what it is and what it isn’t

07 April 2020

Blog

The Remote Geriatrician

02 April 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has meant a change for everyone’s working patterns and rapidly. In my case, due to an underlying medical condition, this has meant remote working.

Blog

Coronavirus – don’t forget about the carers!

30 March 2020

We live in the worst of times and now, perhaps the very worst of times. The thing, I’ve always found, about being a ‘carer’ is that you don’t realise that you’re a carer until you’re quite advanced into the job.

Blog

COVID-19: Supporting and Caring from Afar

26 March 2020

We are in exceptional times, and people are providing care in extraordinary ways. On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.

Blog

Facing a new reality – challenges for acute care of older people

19 March 2020

To the two infamous certainties in life, we can now add the fact that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to stretch us all psychologically and physically and also as a broader society. Worse, for some the stretch will be too much, leading to their untimely death.

Blog

5 Top tips for dealing with distress in delirium: World Delirium Awareness Day March 11, 2020

11 March 2020

Blog

Rising numbers of strokes could present significant societal challenges

10 March 2020

Blog

What Goes In Affects What Comes Out – How Frailty Affects Outcomes in Ischaemic Stroke

05 March 2020

Geriatricians play a key role in Stroke Medicine. Alongside neurologists and rehabilitation physicians, geriatricians bring a vital skill to the management of stroke; an understanding of frailty.

Blog

COVID-19: End of life care and dementia

07 April 2020

This brief guidance was developed by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England/Improvement, and has been incorporated into NHS England publications.

In a series

Good practice guide

COVID-19: Dementia and cognitive impairment

07 April 2020

This brief guidance was developed by Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia at NHS England/Improvement. It is applicable to those with dementia and anyone with cognitive impairment resulting from conditions which affect the brain.

In a series

Good practice guide

COVID-19: End of life care in older people

07 April 2020

This page brings together resources and information for any clinician or carer who finds themselves faced with providing care at the end of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.

In a series

Fact sheet

Presentation Slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2018

07 April 2020

Download and view slides from the BGS Spring 2018 conference held from 11 to 13 April 2018 in Nottingham.

Members only

Presentation

Presentation Slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2017

07 April 2020

Download and view the presentation slides from the BGS Spring Conference 2017 held from the 26th to the 28th of April 2017 in Newcastle.

Members only

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Presentation

Coronavirus: Current information and advice

06 April 2020

A compilation of current official UK/global advice and publications relating to the worldwide outbreak of COVID-19.

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Fact sheet

COVID-19: Geriatric basics for non-specialists

24 March 2020

A selection of links and resources to help guide healthcare professionals working during the COVID-19 pandemic who may have little experience of geriatric medicine.

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Fact sheet

COVID-19: Health and care staff wellbeing

02 April 2020

Links, resources and tools to help support personal wellbeing during a particularly challenging time for the health and care workforce.

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We are a Society that works hard to improve the care of older people, and supports and guides fellow professionals

- Dr Adhi Vedamurthy

@GeriSoc on Twitter

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BGS statement on the COVID-19 pandemic

Coronavirus: Current information and advice

BGS Statement on the death of Dr Alfa Sa’adu

Events

Spring Meeting 2020

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2020

21st International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

Latest

NHS RightCare: Frailty toolkit

Presentation slides: BGS Scotland Spring Meeting 2019

BOAST: The care of the older or frail orthopaedic trauma patient

Age and Ageing collection: Longitudinal studies of ageing

Presentation slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2019

Care homes in Wales: Your questions answered

Abstracts of work presented at the British Geriatrics Society Spring Meeting 2019

People’s experience using adult social care services

BGS members invited to share developments and concerns during the COVID-19 pandemic

BGS Statement on the death of Dr Alfa Sa’adu

March 2020 issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now

Rising health inequalities in England

BGS responds to Wales’ first ever loneliness and social isolation strategy

Coronavirus – information for BGS members

BGS responds to Update to the GP contract agreement 2020/21-2023/24

BGS Rising Star Award 2020: Last call for applications

Frailty – busting a few myths about what it is and what it isn’t

The Remote Geriatrician

Coronavirus – don’t forget about the carers!

COVID-19: Supporting and Caring from Afar

Facing a new reality – challenges for acute care of older people

5 Top tips for dealing with distress in delirium: World Delirium Awareness Day March 11, 2020

Rising numbers of strokes could present significant societal challenges

What Goes In Affects What Comes Out – How Frailty Affects Outcomes in Ischaemic Stroke

COVID-19: End of life care and dementia

COVID-19: Dementia and cognitive impairment

COVID-19: End of life care in older people

Presentation Slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2018

Presentation Slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2017

Coronavirus: Current information and advice

COVID-19: Geriatric basics for non-specialists

COVID-19: Health and care staff wellbeing

@GeriSoc on Twitter