The BGS Spring Meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in the care of older people. The challenge of caring for larger numbers of older people both in and out of hospitals is everybody in the NHS's concern. This conference will cover core areas of interest to all responsible for the healthcare of older people.
This conference will cover core areas of interest to all specialists responsible for the healthcare of older people with a particular focus on:
The call for abstracts closed at 5pm GMT 12 January 2026.
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There is no difference in registration fees for in person and online meeting attendance. The registration fee provides access to the conference or online for the days you are registered. On demand viewing post event will be limited to the days for which you have registered and paid.
There is a flexible transfer from in person to online attendance as clinical service and life balance require. Please check our FAQs first for any queries you may have about attendance or on demand watching.
Members in Category B, C and D are now eligible to apply for a new BGS event grant. This will cover the registration cost for a BGS conference, either virtually or in person. Applications can be submitted from the event registration page, and should be requested and approved before completing registration.
Many thanks to our sponsors:
Stand sponsors: iMedicare, Nutrinovo, Abbott, Kora Healthcare
Our sponsors have provided a sponsorship grant towards this independent programme. They have had no editorial input into or control over the agenda, content development or choice of speakers, nor opportunity to influence. They have not had any input or influence as to the content of the programme.
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Non-Member Fee per day (inc. VAT) |
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Senior Doctors
10% Early bird rates expire 3 months before live date
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£146 | £244 |
Resident and SAS Grade Doctors
10% Early bird rates expire 3 months before live date
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£77 | £128 |
Undergraduate Students/ Retired
10% Early bird rates expire 3 months before live date
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£44 | £73 |
Accommodation in recent years has increased in costs and this year keeping costs low is important. Study leave budgets are always under pressure and never seem to go far enough.
To secure the best accommodation within your budget we recommend you book as early as possible, other events are taking place in Cardiff during the week and hotels are busy.
Click here to see available options, rates and to book via Zanna Events
Sponsors are an important part of our meetings. We invite pharmaceutical, medical device, employers and related healthcare product providers to help us achieve our aims by sponsoring our meetings.
Each BGS conference has at least one Symposium opportunity.
Stands will be organised in layouts designed to maximise footfall to stands. Catering points, posters, and seating will be included across the exhibition space to better draw attendees.
For more details please contact g.collingridge@bgs.org.uk and see this page for costs
#Choosegeriatrics
We’re offering up to 10 undergraduate medical, nursing and AHP students the opportunity to attend and support the 2026 Spring Meeting for free. Explore the latest research and connect with professionals delivering outstanding care for older people across the UK.
Volunteers will help with session support (including Q&A microphones), registration, and welcoming delegates. Sessions run 9:00am–5:30pm.
What you’ll gain:
Who can apply?
UK-based undergraduate students in medical, nursing or AHP programmes. Postgraduate students are not eligible.
To apply, email registrations@bgs.org.uk with your details and availability. For more information, please email or call 0207 6081 369 (+option 1).
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Did you know that membership of the BGS is absolutely FREE for medical, nurse and AHP students in undergraduate programmes in UK. Please consider joining HERE today!
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Frequent questions about BGS events are answered below. This guide gathers all the information about features that participants can use before, during, and after the event.
We invite you to read the FAQs carefully before contacting us. If you are experiencing issues connecting and you cannot find the answer to your query on this page, you can email registrations@bgs.org.uk. Remember, a browser other than Internet Explorer (IE) needs to be used.
We make every effort to reply to your query as soon as possible, and we prioritise those about access on the day of the conference. There might be delays to non-urgent enquires in the run up to an event due to the large amount of email we receive. Please don't email multiple contacts at BGS as this will slow our response time down.
The registrations varies based on your professional role, place of work and membership status.
There is no price difference if you are attending online or in person. Those in training roles, or with reduced access to study budget from their employer are extended reduced rates.
Members of the BGS are extended a 40% or greater reduction compared to non-members. Join the BGS today to save
The registration costs are listed on each event registration page and displayed before booking. BGS members should check to confirm they are logged into their current membership web account and that they can see the discount has been applied to their registration before booking.
Those employed in acute hospital, intermediate or community healthcare settings by a public or not for profit body are categorised as below. Anyone attending to represent a commercial organisation, such as a pharmaceutical or medical device company will pay the standard registration fee.
All registration fees are inclusive of VAT
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Who does this include? |
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| Senior Doctors | Consultants, Professors, Medical Directors, Specialist Doctors or other senior medical grades. Corporate representatives, from pharmaceutical companies for example. This is the default cost to attend. |
| Resident and SAS Doctors Healthcare professionals (Nurses, Physiotherapists, Researchers) |
This covers Registrars, Clinical Fellows, Internal Medicine Trainees, Foundation Year Doctors. It includes SAS Grade roles such as Associate Specialists, Trust Grade Doctors and Senior House Officers. It also includes Nurses at all levels and the 14 recognised AHP roles, pharmacists, Physician Associates. Those employed as researchers or scientists at an academic institution. |
| Retired healthcare professionals/ Students (Undergraduates in Medical School, Nursing or AHP courses) *Retired Members will need to enter a discount code |
This rate covers all undergraduates in a medical degree, as well as those in Nursing and AHP undergraduate degrees. |
All in person attendees can access the content online, if your circumstances change. We have a flexible cancellation policy in that if your circumstances change.
Yes. Please navigate to the event you want to register for and use the 'Register online' button on the right hand side to register for the meeting. You will need to create a BGS website account if you do not already have one, but you do not need to be a BGS member to register for an event.
All attendees coming in person to the meeting can also watch the streamed online content for the days they register and pay for. If you can't come in person on a particular day you will find the Stream page information in your joining email.
When attending in person, please consider the following:
Online participants can expect the same high-quality educational content as in a face-to-face meeting*.
Online participants joining live on the day of the meeting will be able to engage with presenters and attendees through chat and poll functions during the sessions. Recordings of the presentations will be accessible post-event.
Participants will attend via the BGS website, logging in with the same details used to register for the meeting.
*Please note that whilst we always aim to offer a fully accessible online experience, due to the highly hands on and interactive nature of certain workshops, it may not always be possible for online attendees to participate. We will endeavour to highlight this in the Programme and to provide alternative options.
When joining online, your attendance each day will be tracked while watching the media player. You will also need to use the feedback button to give feedback, and ensure a certificate is generated.
This is a change from previously when delegates needs to click a button "Sign in for CPD today".
Recording attendance:
On the stream page you will see a button "Give Feedback for CPD". Please use this to give your feedback at the end of your watching the event.
This will allow us to send a CPD certificate post-event. You can watch on demand and still self-certify additional hours, only we won't issue you a revised certificate. You can find the CPD codes on the stream page and in the RCP diary.
Please use this function to give feedback even if not claiming CPD when you need a certificate of attendance for your employer.
Please also note you shouldn't use Internet Explorer – any other browser works (Chrome, Firefox, Edge, Safari) and where possible permit cookies.
Further information about CPD can be found here, or here via the Federation of Colleges CPD site
If watching within 4 weeks of the live broadcast you can claim live CPD using the codes available on the RCP CPD diary or emailed to attendees.
After 4 weeks this will be classed by the RCP as distance learning and will be assigned a distance learning code and can be added to the diary as usual distance learning activities would be.
When you log into your account, you may not have access to the event you want to join.
Did you complete registration successfully?
There are a few reasons that this might happen:
When registering for an event you will need to login, or create a free BGS website account.
If you are a BGS member your web account will have been created for you during your membership application, but you will also have an account if you are a non-member and have attended a BGS event in the past, joined a SIG or signed up for our communications. This account will allow you to register for the meeting and will be your point of access for watching the live conference or on-demand recordings or the days that you register and pay for.
You can access the event either by:
CPD certificates are generated and issued the week after the meeting. They are sent by email. Most meetings take place on Fridays and our staff team need to pack up the event and travel home, so the earliest you would receive them would be the following Monday. We ask for your patience while these are being prepared and sent. If not received a week after the meeting please contact us (having checked your spam) at registrations@bgs.org.uk
You can also access this online via your BGS website account after they have been generated.
Our larger events are split across multiple days, and within these there are multiple streams which are broadcast concurrently.
There are a few reasons you may not be able to view the live stream.
If you get an error message when accessing the stream page:
If you are in the stream page but cannot view the stream you wish to watch:
Bouncing video stream
The media player may bounce while trying to find the optimal resolution for your device. You can hover your mouse cursor over the 'full screen' icon (at bottom right of the video screen, shaped like a cross) or wait and it should determine the best size after 10 seconds.
Video has an echo
If there is an echo on your video stream, please try these fixes in order:
No video stream
We will notify participants via the chat function if there is a problem with the broadcast (for example if we are waiting for a speaker or there is a technical delay). Just like at an in-person event, this should be resolved quickly, and we thank you for your patience.
As long as you are registered for the event you can access the event live, for the days you register and pay for and up to 12 months post-broadcast via the BGS website.
You can register for 12 months post-event as well.
The event registration page is the portal to access the live stream and on-demand videos
The RCP will allow you to claim CPD for up to 12 months after the delivery of a meeting where the archives are accessible.
If you watch you will need to record this in your CPD diary using the event code (the live event code for 4 weeks post broadcast and the distance learning code for the following 11 months).
This will be classed by the RCP as distance learning and will be assigned a distance learning code and can be added to the diary as usual distance learning activities would be.
As long as you are registered you can access the event live for the days you register and pay for, and up to 12 months post-broadcast, via the BGS streaming platform.
Further information about CPD can be found here, or here via the Federation of Colleges CPD site
If you're planning on traveling to attend in person a BGS conference with your infant child(ren), we welcome you to do so and will allocate a dedicated space suitable for your needs. All BGS conferences are hybrid by default, so you can watch online - however, we know that attending in person has lots of positive benefits.
If you choose to attend with your young infant, we plan where possible to make a room available for you, and/or a responsible accompanying partner, adult family member or carer separate from the meeting spaces.
There will be toilet facilities and basic refreshments available – please bring toys and consumables as needed. This will not be a managed crèche facility as we are unfortunately unable to provide the infrastructure and support required for such a facility but will be a space that you can use freely.
We’d ask that you contact us via conferences@bgs.org.uk to inform us in advance, to make sure we have sufficient space and to be aware of numbers.
Please email registrations@bgs.org.uk to amend your registration or call 0207 608 1369. You can not cancel, or transfer your registration without contacting us. You can update your email address via 'Manage my account.'
All in person attendees can access the content online for the days for which they have registered and paid.
Most BGS events are available to watch on demand at a later date and still accrue external CPD. Delegates can still claim live CPD points if they watch the event within four weeks of the webinar, and distance learning CPD if in the next 11 months. Please consider this before requesting a full cancellation.
If you do need to cancel, the following applies
If you are displaying any COVID or flu like symptoms, which may be transmissible, prior to arriving at an event, we that you consider remaining at home and watch the conference online.
If you start to feel unwell while visiting, please let us know at the registration desk.
If the BGS are required to move the event online only, cancelling the in person element of the meeting we will offer the delegates the opportunity to continue online or get a full refund for their meeting cost.
Will the costs of my prearranged travel and accommodation still be reimbursed?
Unfortunately, we cannot be responsible for travel and accommodation costs you may have already incurred; we regret that these costs are outside of our control. Please check with your travel company and accommodation provider if refunds are possible.
Yes, your organization can register attendees and pay the registration fee by a card they hold on your behalf (A Proxy registration)
We have restored the PO number field so that Trusts can input the PO number that had been internally assigned for the receipt.
There isn’t an option for invoice payment for our virtual and hybrid conferences as
The steps for a proxy registration are outlined below
You will be prompted to correct any errors
BGS do not send visa invitation letters for delegates.
The standard visitor visa for the UK for the purpose of attending a conference does not require an invitation letter https://www.gov.uk/standard-visitor/visit-on-business
For the standard Visa, documents include your return flights, your registration for the conference and evidence of the attendees’ relevance for attending the event – so details they are doctors or healthcare professionals.
You can complete registration for the event via our website www.bgs.org.uk/events
There is also flexible attendance and an option to attend online if needed.
I already have a MyBGS website account
Login and RegisterI don't have an account
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If you have any queries please first check our FAQs page
Otherwise please contact us at registrations@bgs.org.uk or 0207 608 1369.
Pay by invoice pilot
If your organisation require payment by invoice, and you wish to purchase multiple attendee places for this meeting, we are piloting this payment option. The BGS staff is a small team and paying by Purchase orders places a significant burden on us. If payment by card is possible please use this payment method.
This form is to register attendee(s) for a BGS conferences where a PO must be raised by the Organisation.
Registrations will not be made until the invoice is paid. If an invoice is not paid prior to the conference, the delegate will not be able to join in person or online live but can watch on demand if the invoice is settled after the live date of the conference.
Booking terms and conditions are here https://www.bgs.org.uk/event-booking-terms-and-conditions
When this payment is completed you must email registrations@bgs.org.uk to notify us.
