News - Any group -BGS EnglandBGS Northern IrelandBGS ScotlandBGS Wales/CymruCardiovascularDementia, Delirium and Brain HealthEnd of Life CareFalls and Bone HealthGastroenterology/Nutrition Medical StudentsMovement DisordersNurses and AHPs Council OncologyPeri-operative care of Older People undergoing Surgery Rehabilitation GroupResearchers and AcademicsSarcopenia and Frailty ResearchTrainees CouncilUrgent care and Frailty SIG Apply 18 Aug 2025 Hospital at Home for frailty: Current situation and future potential The BGS has produced a report on Hospital at Home services for older people. This explains how they are currently provided and how they might develop in the future as a key part of community-based healthcare. The report is endorsed by the UK Hospital at Home Society. 18 Aug 2025 51,400 older people endured dangerous 12 hour waits in… New analysis reveals record numbers of extremely long waits for older patients in 2024. Long waits in Emergency Departments across Scotland are a political responsibility that can no longer be ignored… 13 Aug 2025 The Electronic Frailty Index 2 – using patient data to… When Age and Ageing published the first Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) in 2016, it quickly became highly influential and is now used nationally across the NHS to identify and measure frailty within a… 11 Aug 2025 BGS co-signs research funders’ statement on inclusion of… In 2023 the Chief Medical Officer for England’s Annual Report on Health in an Ageing Society identified the need for more research to include older people. The BGS supports this notion wholeheartedly… 24 Jul 2025 BGS responds to Work and Pensions Committee report on Pensioner Poverty The BGS welcomes the recognition of the wide-ranging effects of pensioner poverty on the health of older people in the Work and Pensions Committee’s report, Pensioner Poverty: challenges and mitigations, published today. 24 Jul 2025 Announcing our Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Hub We are thrilled to announce that we have launched a set of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) resources. These are available free to all who need them, right here, on our website. 16 Jul 2025 BGS responds to the Leng Review Professor Gillian Leng has published her review of the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) within the NHS, making recommendations about the future of these roles. 15 Jul 2025 New Microlearning course: Visual Impairment in a Clinic… This short course will help you reflect on the impact visual impairment can have on a person and the challenges they may face when attending an appointment. It will encourage you to consider what… 03 Jul 2025 BGS responds to NHS 10 Year Health Plan for England The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today published the ‘Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, outlining the Government’s priorities for the health service over the next decade. 20 Jun 2025 BGS on NICE not recommending new Alzheimer’s treatments for… Yesterday’s announcement from NICE that it has not recommended the disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatments Donanemab and Lecanemab for use in the NHS marks a moment of both opportunity and… 20 Jun 2025 BGS responds to assisted dying vote The BGS is deeply concerned that the House of Commons has voted to approve the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As previously outlined, we have serious concerns that older people, who would… 19 Jun 2025 BGS Journal Age and Ageing achieves an Impact Factor of 7.1 Every year, academic journals are given an Impact Factor that reflects the number of citations items published in the journal have received. Pagination First page First Previous page Previous Page 1 Current page 2 Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Page 7 Page 8 Page 9 … Next page Next Last page Last
