British Geriatrics Society

BGS voices support for primary care

15 Sep 2021

‘Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older people' – new BGS report launched

17 Aug 2021

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10 June

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COVID-19: Vaccinations and older people

06 January 2021

The BGS was pleased that older people were prioritised for access to the first and second doses of the COVID vaccine. As the booster programme gets underway in the UK, this page brings together current information on vaccination, including BGS statements and useful external links.

First published 30 Mar 2020

Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) Project

20 January 2021

Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) is a Scottish national evaluation project focusing on care of older people across Scotland in both primary and secondary care settings.

#BGSFairCare: Our letters to Ministers

02 November 2020

Read our letters to the Health Ministers in each of the four nations of the UK asking them to take urgent action to protect older people during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

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

The COVID-19 pandemic raises particular challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. This guidance has been developed to help care home staff and NHS staff who work with them to support residents through the pandemic.

Good practice guide

Frailty Hub: Introduction to frailty

23 June 2020

Find out what frailty is and how it can be diagnosed and managed.

Keeping older people safe and well at home

21 April 2020

These resources have been developed to help keep older people safe at home by reducing deconditioning and falls hazards, supporting people with conditions such as dementia or Parkinson's, and improving overall wellbeing to help to keep their minds and bodies active.

Fact sheet

End of Life Care in Frailty: Introduction and Foreword

12 May 2020

Introduction from Dr Eileen Burns, Consultant Physician and Past President of British Geriatrics Society, and foreword by Dr Sarah Russell, family carer.

Clinical guidelines

Atypical Covid-19 presentations in older people – the need for continued vigilance

14 April 2020

Over the past month the landscape of healthcare has dramatically changed as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. All acute trusts, primary care organisations and social services have had to remodel their working patterns in order to manage the rising number of patients with Covid-19.

Beneficial Changes Network and BGS want your examples of innovation and improvement

24 September 2021

The Beneficial Changes Network has put out a call for examples of transformation, innovation and improvement across health and social care in England, and BGS would like you to share your submissions.

BGS responds to report ‘Good for you, good for us, good for everyone’

24 September 2021

Older people are often affected by overprescribing and the BGS was pleased to be involved in the review that led to the publication of a new report.

BGS voices support for primary care

15 September 2021

There has been criticism of GPs in recent weeks with assertions that remote consultations are unsafe. The BGS believes these claims to be untrue, misleading and damaging to patient/doctor relationships.

BGS responds to Prime Minister's announcement on health and social care funding

The Prime Minister yesterday outlined plans to increase funding for the NHS and adult social care, as well as proposals to limit the cost to individuals with long-term care needs and to improve support for the health and care workforce.

This new BGS publication aims to help health professionals to navigate the options for providing urgent care to older people which can be delivered at home, avoiding unnecessary emergency hospital admissions.

‘Right time, right place: Urgent community-based care for older people' – new BGS report launched

17 August 2021

‘Ambitions for change' - Report on improving healthcare in care homes launched

10 August 2021

A new BGS report sets out how care home staff and visiting healthcare professionals can work together to ensure high-quality healthcare is delivered for the more than 400,000 older people who live in care homes.

BGS responds to assertions in Telegraph article

31 July 2021

The BGS is aware of claims in the Telegraph today (31 July) that plans were drawn up before the COVID-19 pandemic to deny hospital treatment to older people living in care homes, in the event of a pandemic or other health emergency.

‘Through the visor 2’ – second report highlights continuing toll of the COVID-19 pandemic on healthcare professionals

22 July 2021

Today the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) published a report from a second survey of its members describing their experiences of working through the COVID-19 pandemic during winter 2020-21 and beyond.

Keeping John out of hospital with a two-hour crisis response

19 August 2021

Last week I was called by the ambulance team who were at the house of John, who had advanced dementia, had not been eating and drinking well for about a month and had fallen today.

A new book of SCE questions for geriatric medicine. But why? Another one?

30 July 2021

Dr Duncan Forsyth’s co-authored book is one of the best specialty certificate examination (SCE) geriatrics books on the market. In fact, it is one of the only SCE geriatrics books on the market.

I’m a nurse but not as most people know it!

23 July 2021

“So you used to be a nurse?” I am often asked by colleagues who work in mainstream health or social care services. “I am still a nurse!” I respond! “Just a different sort of nurse!”

NAHP Council Communities of Practice Update

21 July 2021

In April and May, we completed our first events, pulling in Nurse and Allied Health Professional colleagues from across the four nations to our new Communities of Practice.

A summary of the BGS Scotland Spring Meeting 2021

12 July 2021

The leadership and enthusiasm of the BGS Scottish Council, along with the support of the BGS conference team, ensured that the BGS Scottish Spring Meeting was back on the calendar for 2021.

My Brilliant Career…as an SAS doctor

08 July 2021

Even as a medical student I was drawn to elderly patients, but as a Senior House Officer (SHO) in a busy London hospital I soon found that I did not thrive on the acute ward.

Chair and Deputy Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHP Council: Expressions of interest now open!

29 June 2021

We will complete our term this Autumn and we would love to take this opportunity to tell you about these two fantastic vacancies within the BGS NAHP Council and entice you to step up and put yourself forward.

Final call for your favourite poetry and prose on ageing!

18 June 2021

Who do you think wrote the best poem on ageing? Could it be Yeats, Keats, Frost, Cope, Barrett Browning, Wordsworth, or even Shakespeare?

Presentation Recordings: West Midlands Region Autumn Meeting 2021

24 September 2021

The West Midlands Region Autumn Meeting 2021 was held on 24 September 2021

Presentation

Keeping older people safe and well at home

21 April 2020

Fact sheet

COVID-19: Vaccinations and older people

06 January 2021

How can I support rehabilitation of care home residents after COVID-19?

16 September 2021

Rehabilitation for people in long-term care can improve function and counter lockdown effects, and nurses have a key role to play in this.

E-learning

How can further deconditioning be prevented in older people after COVID-19?

16 September 2021

Nurses can help counter the physical and cognitive decline of older people caused by their isolation during the pandemic.

E-learning

West Midlands Region AGM 2021: Supporting material

Compassionate leadership and the future of health and social care

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Caring in COVID: A nurse-eye view