British Geriatrics Society | Improving healthcare for older people

Events

13 September

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2019

13 September 2019

GLASGOW

Bladder and bowel problems are common but neglected areas of Geriatric medicine practice. This meeting will focus on providing comprehensive, up to date information and practical tips from leading experts in the field.

SIG Meeting

20 September

20th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

20 September 2019

LONDON

The leading meeting in the UK for clinicians working in the field of falls and mobility medicine.

SIG Meeting

21 September

Leadership and Management Weekend 2019

21-22 September 2019

NOTTINGHAM

A 2 day residential course for senior registrars focusing on management & leadership issues that affect health services for older people.

Trainee 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.

In a series

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 responds to Age UK Report 'More harm than good'

22 August 2019

News

Hospital admissions for older people's services increase by 10% every year across Scotland

08 August 2019

News

Age and Ageing announces new Editorial Fellow, Dr Kelli Torsney

23 July 2019

News

50% off BGS membership for 2019

22 July 2019

Lapsed or new BGS members can now enjoy 50% off membership rates for the remainder of 2019.

News

Dunhill Medical Trust bursary available for Quality Improvement in Healthcare of Older People event

12 July 2019

The Dunhill Medical Trust are generously funding a limited number of places at this event with a bursary for Nurses and AHPs.

News

Welsh Continuing Care consultation

08 July 2019

The Welsh Government is consulting on changes to NHS Continuing Healthcare and we need your help with the BGS response.

Policy

Older People’s Mental Health Expert Advisory Group - Invitation for written comments

04 July 2019

Older People’s Mental Health Expert Advisory Group are inviting written comments on three questions on psychological therapies in older people with severe mental illnesses.

News

July 2019 issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now

02 July 2019

The July 2019 issue of Age and Ageing, the journal of the British Geriatrics Society, is out now.

News

What do patients want? Priorities for change in the NHS

20 August 2019

“Well, they’re obviously over-stretched and under-staffed, aren’t they? It’s not personal care any more is it, you’re more like a number, they get you in and get you out.”

Blog

Keeping planes in the air - learning the art of interdisciplinary working

16 August 2019

I stared through the window at the propellor whirring not much more than 8 feet from my head and wondered what makes the difference between safety and disaster on an aeroplane. Evidence from the airline industry would suggest that the biggest single factor is the human factor - the so called nontechnical skills.

Blog

NHS RightCare - Frailty toolkit, do we need one?

14 August 2019

A toolkit has been developed by NHS RightCare in collaboration with NHS England’s National Clinical Director for Older People, Age UK, Getting It Right First Time and The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE).

Blog

Prevention Green Paper: What is it and what's in it?

09 August 2019

Blog

Should we measure arginine metabolites to better manage chronic conditions in older age?

08 August 2019

The amino acid arginine plays a vital role in the regulation of many physiological and pathological processes in humans, particularly those involving the cardiovascular system. As cardiovascular disease is highly prevalent in older people, the measurement of circulating markers of arginine metabolism might improve our capacity to diagnose and manage conditions such as hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure, in this group.

Blog

What makes you go ‘hmm…?’ about occupational therapy in the UK?

05 August 2019

What makes you go ‘hmm…?’ about occupational therapy in the UK? Well, the Royal College of Occupational Therapists in collaboration with the James Lind Alliance has launched a UK-wide survey to find out.

Blog

Are telomeres the biological key to multimorbidity?

31 July 2019

Multimorbidity is an increasing global public health concern. It can be defined as the co-existence of two or more chronic health conditions and is influenced by a range of factors including age and socioeconomic deprivation. However, we know little about the potential biological mechanisms underlying the development of multimorbidity, or its consequences for our biology.

Blog

Beyond Brexit...

29 July 2019

Blog

A Career in Geriatric Medicine

22 May 2018

Providing healthcare to older adults is often extremely challenging. Patients often have multiple long-term conditions, and present to healthcare in atypical ways. Doctors need to be highly competent communicators with knowledge of medical ethics, social care and palliative medicine.

In a series

Fact sheet

NICE/SCIE Quick Guides: Medicines support

12 July 2019

A NICE/SCIE quick guide for care home managers and home care managers providing medicines support.

In a series

Clinical guidelines

Clinical guidelines on dementia

28 June 2019

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has published an updated Quality Standard on dementia describing high-quality care in priority areas for improvement.

In a series

Clinical guidelines

Falls Management Exercise (FaME) Implementation Toolkit

13 June 2019

This NIHR CLAHRC toolkit provides a suite of resources that commissioners can use to plan, implement and monitor the FaME programme.

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.

Report from the BGS Spring Meeting 2019

24 May 2019

Held in Cardiff on 10-12 April, the BGS Spring Meeting was another hugely successful event celebrating the best of care and medicine for older people. Liz Gill reports on some of the highlights of the packed three-day programme.

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Newsletters

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

- Dr Adhi Vedamurthy

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A Career in Geriatric Medicine

BGS Elections: Deputy Honorary Secretary and Trainees Council Chair

BGS responds to Age UK Report 'More harm than good'

Events

Improving Continence Care in Older People 2019

20th International Conference on Falls and Postural Stability

Leadership and Management Weekend 2019

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 responds to Age UK Report 'More harm than good'

Hospital admissions for older people's services increase by 10% every year across Scotland

Age and Ageing announces new Editorial Fellow, Dr Kelli Torsney

50% off BGS membership for 2019

Dunhill Medical Trust bursary available for Quality Improvement in Healthcare of Older People event

Welsh Continuing Care consultation

Older People’s Mental Health Expert Advisory Group - Invitation for written comments

July 2019 issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now

What do patients want? Priorities for change in the NHS

Keeping planes in the air - learning the art of interdisciplinary working

NHS RightCare - Frailty toolkit, do we need one?

Prevention Green Paper: What is it and what's in it?

Should we measure arginine metabolites to better manage chronic conditions in older age?

What makes you go ‘hmm…?’ about occupational therapy in the UK?

Are telomeres the biological key to multimorbidity?

Beyond Brexit...

A Career in Geriatric Medicine

NICE/SCIE Quick Guides: Medicines support

Clinical guidelines on dementia

Falls Management Exercise (FaME) Implementation Toolkit

NHS RightCare: Frailty toolkit

Presentation slides: BGS Scotland Spring Meeting 2019

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

Report from the BGS Spring Meeting 2019

@gerisoc on Twitter