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The British Geriatrics Society is delighted to announce that this year’s Rising Star Award for Research has been awarded to Dr Stephen Lim and the Rising Star Award for Clinical Quality has been…

On 29th November 2022, The New England Journal of Medicine published a paper which found that Lecanemab reduced markers of amyloid in early Alzheimer’s disease.

Earlier this year Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), published the first World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults.

Created by the BGS Clinical Quality Committee, the new hub aims to help healthcare professionals navigate the basics of quality improvement. It will equip them with understanding and resources to…

On 13th November 2022, The Daily Mail published an article raising concerns about the safety of older people being admitted to emergency departments this winter. The article included an interview with…

NHS England have published a winter resilience plan, outlining measures to be taken to reduce hospital admissions and ambulance callouts this winter. This includes plans for rapid response falls…

The ‘World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults: A Global Initiative’ were published today in Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society.

We are deeply saddened to hear of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, which was announced yesterday. The Queen was the longest reigning monarch in British history, and the second-longest reigning monarch…

The BGS has published a report examining data collected by the RCP on the consultant and Higher Specialty Trainee geriatric medicine workforce.