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BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. We encourage discussion of these issues with decision-makers and other stakeholders.
This resource page brings together elearning materials developed by the BGS and other organisations to support members to keep up-to-date with their continuing professional development.
This publication, co-produced with the UK Hospital at Home Society, highlights the evidence base, current situation and potential of Hospital at Home services for older people in the UK.
A selection of helpful resources to assist in planning, undertaking and publishing your research.
Learning objective suggestions from the BGS Trainees Council for your geriatric medicine placement, with examples of how they might be achieved and examples of evidence for your portfolio.
The physical domain of CGA includes medical history, frailty syndromes, long term condition management, multi-morbidity, polypharmacy and structured medication reviews, nutrition, pain management, and falls risk. These aspects, combined with the other five domain areas, are essential for creating a comprehensive care plan.
This chapter sets explains what proactive care is, introducing the core components and key enablers for delivery.
This publication outlines how to deliver proactive care against core components and key enablers, acting as a roadmap for implementing the NHS England framework and delivering proactive care services. This introduction includes a foreword, executive summary and an outline of the 12 recommendations.
In these videos, BGS members and their colleagues share their journeys into geriatrics, and explain why it is such a compelling and rewarding specialty to work in.
As the population of older people increases, so too does the need for healthcare professionals who are trained to provide high-quality care to these complex individuals. This issue explores some of the challenges and solutions to the workforce crisis. This content is limited to members only.
There are three times as many care home beds as acute hospital beds in the UK. This issue focuses on the significant group of older people who live with frailty in care homes. This content is limited to members only.
Ageing is a global concern. This issue looks at how initiatives and learning across geographical boundaries can help to improve the health of older people, both close to home and internationally. This content is limited to members only.
This issue looks at the evolution of education and training in the field of older people's health, showcasing ways that practitioners can improve and evidence their specialist skills. This content is limited to members only.
The BGS Pharmacy Group have assembled a list of helpful resources to guide clinicians on medicines management and deprescribing in older adults.
This chapter looks at the workforce, training and physical space requirements for the delivery of rehabilitation, and considers some solutions to existing barriers.
This chapter links the themes in this report to the touchpoints described in the BGS Blueprint, Joining the dots.
This chapter provides an overview of rehabilitation as a beneficial intervention for many older people living with frailty, and the current situation across the four nations of the UK.