British Geriatrics Society

50% off BGS membership for 2019

22 Jul 2019

Welsh Continuing Care consultation

08 Jul 2019

Policy

Events

13 September

Improving Continence 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.

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.

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

Age and Ageing announces new Editorial Fellow, Dr Kelli Torsney

23 July 2019

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.

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.

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.

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.

Stroke Association UK Lectureship Awards open for applications

20 June 2019

The Stroke Association are inviting applications for their UK Lectureship Awards in the field of stroke.

The Art of Parkinsons: Movement Disorders Essay Prize winners announced

10 June 2019

BGS Movement Disorders Section has announced the winners of its annual essay prize.

As the demitting chair I have been asked to share my experiences of my time in this post. Two years ago the BGS created the Nurses and AHPs Council in response to the changing face of the organisation and the need to further embrace the importance of multi-disciplinary working within older people’s healthcare

How was your “day off”?

03 July 2019

How should we express grip strength when predicting health outcomes?

01 July 2019

Did you know that your hand grip strength can be used to predict future health outcomes? Well, it can! Our recent study provides good evidence that lower grip strength is closely associated with an increase in risk of dying early, some cancers, heart and lung diseases.

Priorities for the incoming Prime Minister

25 June 2019

Ten have been whittled down to two and it is now for the membership of the Conservative Party to decide whether they want Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt as their next leader and, subsequently, the next Prime Minister. Much of the focus of this campaign has been on the future of the UK’s relationship with the European Union. Are we leaving on 31 October or not? Deal or no deal? What exactly are WTO terms? Can I still go to Majorca for my summer holidays?

Supporting social care and the funding it urgently needs

20 June 2019

While integrated care is being discussed, Lucy Lewis, consultant practitioner trainee specialising in frailty and older people at Health Education England (Wessex), gives some startling figures that reinforce the value of social care systems and the call for increased funding.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Newsletters

BGS Mersey Region Newsletter - June 2019

22 May 2019

This is the fifth edition of the BGS Mersey Region Newsletter. The purpose of this newsletter is to share news from within the region.