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BGS responds to new Age UK report

Age UK have today published the latest edition of their State of Health and Care report.

And the 2025 BGS Special Medal goes to… Christine Greenhalgh…

Every year, the BGS invites nominations for our Special Medal. This is awarded to someone outside the clinical world who has made a valuable contribution to the care and quality of life of older…

AACE and BGS launch National Falls Governance Framework

The BGS has endorsed a new framework from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) which was developed with input from the clinical leads for falls at all UK ambulance services.

Actions to help provide effective acute care for older…

Guidance to support acute teams to deliver optimal care for older people living with frailty has been developed by Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) in collaboration with the BGS.

Co-ordinated frailty care for better outcomes

Preparing for winter: A checklist for healthcare professionals caring for older people

Winter in the NHS is tough. We have put together a checklist to support professionals across the system to make what changes they can to ensure that this year, winter is a little easier for older people.

Hospital at Home for frailty: Current situation and future…

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…

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…

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…

BGS co-signs research funders’ statement on inclusion of older people in research

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 and has joined several other organisations in signing a statement of intent to take action on this issue.

BGS responds to Work and Pensions Committee report on…

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\u2026

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.