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Professor Adam Gordon awarded prestigious William Farr Medal by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

26 May 2021

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

04 Dec 2020

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COVID-19: Vaccinations and older people

06 January 2021

The first vaccines for COVID-19 have been approved for use in the UK and older people are being prioritised for access to the vaccine. This page brings together current information on vaccination, including BGS position statements, Q&As and useful external links.

First published 30 Mar 2020

Position statement

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.

BGS supports change to 14-day isolation policy for care home residents

03 June 2021

In the BGS guidance on managing the COVID pandemic in care homes, last updated in November 2020, we said that ‘all admissions to care homes, regardless of status, should be quarantined for 14 days isolation.’ This continues to be in line with Public Health guidance.

Policy

Professor Adam Gordon awarded prestigious William Farr Medal by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

26 May 2021

The William Farr Medal 2021 was awarded to Professor Adam Gordon in recognition of his work as a clinical academic with interests in the implementation of evidence-based models of care to deliver improved health outcomes for older people living with frailty, particularly in the care home sector.

BGS responds to the Queen's Speech 2021

11 May 2021

Today the Queen outlined the government's priorities for the year ahead, as she officially reopened Parliament.

Policy

Interview with BGS Special Medal Winner Bex Townley

25 April 2021

The BGS Special Medal is awarded to a non-clinical professional who has made an outstanding contribution to promoting the health and wellbeing of older people.

Doctoral Training Fellowship offers frontline health professionals the opportunity to undertake research

25 April 2021

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and the Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) are inviting front-line health professionals to apply for a Doctoral Training Fellowship to undertake vital research relevant to age-related diseases and frailty.

The BGS has published a manifesto for the Senedd election in Wales outlining how an incoming Welsh Government can better support older people.

Our manifesto for the Senedd Election 2021

22 April 2021

Policy

Our manifesto for the 2021 Scottish Parliament election

22 April 2021

The BGS has published a manifesto for the Scottish Parliament election outlining how incoming Scottish Government can better support older people.

Policy

Last chance to share your experience in our COVID-19 second wave survey

18 May 2021

The BGS encourages all members to complete this second COVID workforce survey to better understand your experiences of working through the pandemic during the winter and how BGS offer support over the coming months and years.

Do you Dare to Care?

15 June 2021

Do you dare to care? We have typically been called into our professional roles because we want to directly care for others. If not, we might have been technicians or scientists instead of healthcare professionals.

Chair of the Trainees Council: Expressions of interest now open!

10 June 2021

Would I recommend the role? 100% yes! It really has been a brilliant opportunity! I have felt warmly invited into the BGS family and have also loved getting to know the other trainee officers in the other roles on the council.

Incontinence management in older people: A wake-up call

09 June 2021

Current urinary incontinence (UI) guidelines often mention older adults with frailty but the detail and nuance of continence care for this group are not often well described. Supporting older people with urinary incontinence takes time and can be resource-intensive.

Care home visits during the pandemic - a look into the past and a view into the future

21 May 2021

Although we’ve been in the grip of the pandemic for a little over a year now, in reality it feels more like a decade, with new restrictions, new lockdowns, and fortunately - thanks to vaccines and increased testing -, finally some new emerging hope that we may soon regain a semblance of normality.

“We heal, not in isolation, but in togetherness” – a role for the Care Home Care Coordinator?

20 May 2021

Resy Manalo, Lalaine Lopez Pesario, Gilbert Barnedo, Elsie Sazuze, Suzanne Loverseed and Karen Hutton are some of the care home workers who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.

#GeriBookClub’s fifth meeting: Mr Loverman, by Bernadine Evaristo

19 May 2021

The intrepid #GeriBookClub met online again on Tuesday 11th May, to discuss ‘Mr Loverman’, written in 2013 by Bernadine Evaristo, who won the 2020 Booker Prize for her 2019 novel, ‘Girl, woman, other’.

Medicine Optimisation: Join the evolution...

13 May 2021

The BGS ‘Drugs and Prescribing’ Special Interest Group (SIG) was established in 1988. Recently the name was modified to the ‘Medicines Optimisation’ SIG in order to reflect the evolving way that we approach therapeutics in older people.

A Poet’s-Eye-View of Illness, Recovery and Rehabilitation

23 April 2021

So runs the refrain in ‘We’re Going on a Bear Hunt’ by Michael Rosen, a classic so many of us have enjoyed with our children.

Presentation recordings: Mersey Region Spring Meeting 2021

16 June 2021

COVID-19: Health and care staff wellbeing

02 April 2020

Links, resources and tools to help support personal wellbeing during a particularly challenging time for the health and care workforce.

COVID-19: Frailty scores and outcomes in older people

18 January 2021

This page brings together studies specifically examining the link between frailty and COVID-19 outcomes in acute care. It is intended that it will be updated every month following a review of the literature to provide an update on any frailty and COVID-19 papers.

BGS Spring Meeting 2021: Q&A session with Professor Chris Whitty

15 June 2021

England's Chief Medical Officer, Professor Chris Whitty, speaks to BGS President Dr Jennifer Burns and takes questions from members at the BGS Spring Meeting held in April 2021.

Presentation Recordings: SW Thames Region Spring Meeting 2021

20 May 2021

The SW Thames Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 20 May 2021

Presentation Recordings: Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021

20 May 2021

The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021

Presentation Recordings: Northern Ireland No More Silos

25 May 2021

A series of special BGS NI Townhall meeting to sense check the implications of the ‘No More Silos’ work.

Presentation Recordings: Webinar Health of older people living in care homes: What can we learn from big data linkage projects?

06 May 2021

Webinar recording for 5 May 2021 Webinar: Health of older people living in care homes: What can we learn from big data linkage projects?