British Geriatrics Society

The BGS supports flexible working practices across the workforce delivering healthcare for older people. In light of this position, the BGS has published a statement setting out how less than full time training (LTFT) and flexible working practices can be improved for the benefit of its members and the older people they care for.

The BGS has published a report from a survey of its members describing the experiences of working through the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. With respondents representing over twenty different professions working in acute, community and primary care, it is believed to be the only survey capturing the full breadth of multidisciplinary health professionals’ experiences caring for older people across the four nations.

The British Geriatrics Society welcomed the announcement in August last year of new funding of £588 million to support the health and social care needs of people being discharged from hospital for up to six weeks. This support must now become standard and funding must be available for this through NHS baseline funding.