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AGENDA: Issue 85 | MDT

15 June 2022

This issue focuses on the secret weapon when it comes to caring for older people - our superhero multidisciplinary team! Hear from nurses, pharmacists, geriatricians, reseachers, trainees and more as they discuss how their role impacts the health of ageing adults. This content is limited to members only.

Members only

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Newsletters

AGENDA: Issue 84 | Future of ageing

15 March 2022

What will geriatrics look like for the next generation? From living longer with Down's syndrome to ageing without children or living with the effects of climate change, we look at what the older people of tomorrow will experience, and how we can plan ahead to optimise their health and care. This content is limited to members only.

Members only

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Newsletters

AGENDA: Issue 83 | Community

30 November 2021

The relaunch issue! With a brand new look, feel and name, the BGS Newsletter debuts as AGENDA, with a celebration of community services around the country working to keep older people healthy and out of hospital. This content is limited to members only.

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Newsletters

Delirium Hub: Introduction

24 November 2021

A series of resources which provide an introductory overview of delirium.

In a series

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.

In a series

Clinical guidelines

Silver Book II: Foreword and Introduction

22 February 2021

This chapter of the Silver Book II sets out the context, scope and purpose of the publication.

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Good practice guide

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.

Winter vaccines for older people

11 Jan 2023

This winter, respiratory illnesses, including COVID and flu, are prevalent across the NHS affecting both older people and the healthcare professionals who care for them. It is important for both older people and healthcare professionals to be vaccinated to give them the best chances of staying well.

In a series

Fact sheet

BGS responds to RCEM report about emergency care

21 November 2023

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) have today published a new report providing case studies and analysis of last year’s crisis in emergency care. The BGS was among the organisations who contributed to the report.

Policy

BGS launches new Front Door Frailty resource

20 November 2023

BGS has today published a new resource aimed at supporting healthcare professionals who want to offer a front door frailty (FDF) service to older people presenting at emergency departments (EDs).

News

BGS sounds the alarm as winter approaches

15 November 2023

The BGS, supported by three Royal Colleges, is calling on governments across the UK to act now to ensure that older people have access to the health and social care that they need this winter.

News

BGS responds to CMO report

10 November 2023

The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, has today published his annual report for 2023, Health in an Ageing Society.

News

Guidance on frailty assessment and management in oncology published

08 November 2023

The Joint Collegiate Council for Oncology (JCCO), the inter-collegiate body for non-surgical oncology in the UK, has published new frailty guidance in association with the British Geriatrics Society, the International Society of Geriatric Oncology and Macmillan Cancer Support.

News

WHO unveils special issue on measuring healthy ageing

30 October 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO), in collaboration with Age and Ageing, the journal of the British Geriatrics Society, has released a Special Issue on the Measurements of Healthy Ageing.

News

BGS welcomes Prime Minister’s plans to ban smoking within a generation

25 October 2023

The BGS has responded to the Prime Minister's plans to ban smoking within a generation announced in his speech at the Conservative Party conference.

Policy

BGS announces new initiatives to support researchers

18 October 2023

The BGS is pleased to launch two new initiatives to support healthcare professionals and academics with an interest in undertaking research in the field of older people’s medicine.

News

Charting the course: Healthy mobility as we age

16 November 2023

Change is the only constant in life, and this includes shifts in how our bodies function as we grow older. A recent paper published in Age and Ageing provides an alternative to the traditional cutoff approach, taking the age-associated decline of physical function into account.

Blog

Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing in the last year of life

10 November 2023

A study published in Age and Ageing has found that whilst critical care admissions for people with dementia are decreasing overall, the number of admissions of those living with dementia who are in the last year of their life is slightly increasing.

Blog

Reflections, resources and hopes

03 November 2023

Blog

Top tips for virtual wards coming into winter

02 November 2023

Dr Shelagh O’Riordan gives her top tips on how to make virtual wards more effective and efficient.

Blog

Intermediate care

01 November 2023

If you want to ensure older people who have been acutely unwell are supported to recover, then you need services that facilitate rehabilitation, reablement and recovery.

Blog

Every winter has its spring

31 October 2023

Dr Rowan Wallace writes about national healthcare initiatives in Scotland and how these can be implemented locally.

Blog

Winter is coming! Protecting care home residents

30 October 2023

How can we best support care home residents to remain in their homes and avoid the exposure to unintended harms of a hospital admission?

Blog

A less awful winter: what can we do?

27 October 2023

In the opening blog of our Winter Pressures series, BGS President, Professor Adam Gordon, writes about the tremendous pressures on the health system last winter and hopes for this year.

Blog

Information for healthcare professionals caring for older people during cold weather

21 November 2023

This article lays out UK Health Security Agency’s guidance on how healthcare professionals can best prepare for cold weather and how to look after older adults when temperatures drop below freezing.

Good practice guide

Front door frailty: Advice on setting up services

20 November 2023

In this document, the BGS sets out five principles that should underpin front door frailty services, as well as tips on establishing services from those who have been through the process.

Good practice guide

2023 Autumn Rehabilitation Case Studies

10 November 2023

Presentation

Training in Geriatric Medicine in Northern Ireland

14 October 2023

Video/podcast

Measurements of healthy ageing: Measuring what matters to older people

30 October 2023

The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Age and Ageing, the journal of the British Geriatrics Society, has released a Special Issue on the Measurements of Healthy Ageing. This Special Issue brings together the work of international professionals and experts from over 40 academic institutions, to identify the best available tools to measure what truly matters to older people – their intrinsic capacity and functional ability.

Report

AGM

24 October 2023

Information relating to the BGS Annual General Meeting.

Members only

How to get funding and fellowship applications

Firat published Feb 2018, reviewed Oct 2023

Providing information about types of funding and the application process

Fact sheet

Research Hub: Sharing research

18 October 2023

Once you have completed your research project, the next step is to share your findings with the wider academic community. During this process, your research aims, methodology and findings will be critiqued by fellow researchers and clinicians to ensure they are robust.

In a series

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

- Dr Adhi Vedamurthy

BGS launches new Front Door Frailty resource

BGS sounds the alarm as winter approaches

Winter Pressures Blog Series

Popular Resources

AGENDA: Issue 85 | MDT

AGENDA: Issue 84 | Future of ageing

AGENDA: Issue 83 | Community

Delirium Hub: Introduction

End of Life Care in Frailty: Introduction and Foreword

Silver Book II: Foreword and Introduction

Scottish Care of Older People (SCoOP) Project

Winter vaccines for older people

BGS responds to RCEM report about emergency care

BGS launches new Front Door Frailty resource

BGS sounds the alarm as winter approaches

BGS responds to CMO report

Guidance on frailty assessment and management in oncology published

WHO unveils special issue on measuring healthy ageing

BGS welcomes Prime Minister’s plans to ban smoking within a generation

BGS announces new initiatives to support researchers

Charting the course: Healthy mobility as we age

Critical care admissions for people with dementia are increasing in the last year of life

Reflections, resources and hopes

Top tips for virtual wards coming into winter

Intermediate care

Every winter has its spring

Winter is coming! Protecting care home residents

A less awful winter: what can we do?

Information for healthcare professionals caring for older people during cold weather

Front door frailty: Advice on setting up services

2023 Autumn Rehabilitation Case Studies

Training in Geriatric Medicine in Northern Ireland

Measurements of healthy ageing: Measuring what matters to older people

AGM

How to get funding and fellowship applications

Research Hub: Sharing research