British Geriatrics Society

Professor Adam Gordon wins election for BGS President Elect with largest voter turnout in the Society’s history

30 Jul 2020

COVID-19: Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes

30 Mar 2020

Good practice guide

Events

11 September

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2020

11 September 2020

ONLINE

This virtual meeting will focus on providing comprehensive, up to date information and practical tips on improving continence in older people.

SIG Meeting

25 September

21st International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

25 September 2020

ONLINE

This virtual event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people at risk of falls

SIG Meeting

25 November

Autumn Meeting 2020

25-27 November 2020

ONLINE

The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.

Autumn Conference

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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

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.

Presentation slides: BGS Spring Meeting 2019

01 May 2019

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

Members only

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.

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.

Clinical guidelines

Professor Adam Gordon wins election for BGS President Elect with largest voter turnout in the Society’s history

30 July 2020

‘Sit Up, Get Dressed and Keep Moving!’

29 July 2020

Campaign relaunched to give healthcare professionals new resources to combat deconditioning in hospital

Consultant Nurse wins prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award

20 July 2020

Dr Gwyn Grout, an Independent Consultant Nurse, has been awarded the prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for her exceptional contribution to the welfare of older people over the course of her 34-year career.

New ‘One-Stop Shop’ for Frailty

17 July 2020

The British Geriatrics Society launches new comprehensive Frailty Hub and CPD-accredited Frailty e-Learning module.

The BGS strongly condemns comments from the Prime Minister on 6 July stating that ‘too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures’ during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Beneficial innovations from COVID-19

03 July 2020

BGS members have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic and have been implementing innovative solutions to enable them to deal with the unprecedented demand for services, which have been summarised and submitted to NHS England ans NHS Improvement.

Policy

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

31 July 2020

The BGS is committed to celebrating all endeavours that seek to improve care for older people. As many of us know, this takes input, expertise and often kindness, from a wide range of people, encompassing healthcare professionals, but also volunteers, carers and family members.

Time for school education on death, end-of-life care, and serious illness

28 July 2020

HIV/AIDS taught us the importance of public sex education. Now, COVID-19 teaches us the need for public death education.

BGS Autumn Meeting 2020: not just another webinar!

22 July 2020

Impact of Covid-19 on older people in rural Kenya

21 July 2020

While it is important for us to focus on the issues facing older people in the United Kingdom, it is important for geriatricians to have a broader perspective of the impact of this pandemic on older people in countries which do not have the benefits of the health care and social care available to us in the UK.

Are you ready for the autumn and winter?

13 July 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic is likely to have led to a significant increase in the risk of falls amongst older people in the UK. During the pandemic, community falls services have largely been put on hold.

The work of older people and informal caregivers in managing a change in health

09 July 2020

Out of hospital care for older people, such as hospital-at-home, is being delivered in a number of countries as an alternative to hospitalisation for a select group of older people.

Working across organisational boundaries to improve care of older people

06 July 2020

Earlier this year health and social care organisations across Newcastle upon Tyne (Collaborative Newcastle) were focused on how to respond to the COVID-19 pandemic.

A matter of PRINCIPLE - How geriatric medicine teams can help find treatments for COVID-19 in older people

30 June 2020

COVID-19: Rehabilitation of older people

01 June 2020

This page brings together resources and information relating to the rehabilitation of older people as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.

Fact sheet

Coronavirus: Current information and advice

28 February 2020

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

Fact sheet

Webinar Recording: Delivering Out-patient Services for Older People

Webinar Recording: Helping address older people's loneliness during COVID-19

Age and Ageing journal: Free collection of COVID-19 papers

01 May 2020

A collection of papers related to the COVID-19 pandemic which have been published in Age and Ageing which form an important contribution to the collective understanding of the disease and its effect on older people.

BGS Newsletter: Issue 76 May/June 2020

13 July 2020

This issue is dedicated to all our dedicated and passionate BGS members who have been working tirelessly during the COVID-19 pandemic, not just by caring for older people, but by making sacrifices for the whole of society.

Members only

Newsletters

Webinar recordings: Trent Summer Webinar Series

Cardiovascular care in the older adult: Patient information

06 July 2020

This resource page provides links and downloads of information which may be be useful to pass onto patients.