News - Any group -BGS EnglandBGS Northern IrelandBGS ScotlandBGS Wales/CymruCardiovascularDementia, Delirium and Brain HealthEnd of Life CareEthics and LawFalls 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 11 Jan 2024 Prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize awarded to scientific paper enabling early detection of age-related functional decline The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to an Age and Ageing paper which analyses a major Canadian dataset, the Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging, to determine normative values for five measures of performance relevant to ageing. 19 Dec 2023 BGS responds to long-awaited publication of proactive care… The BGS is pleased to see that the long-awaited guidance on proactive care, 'Providing care and support for people living at home with moderate or severe frailty', has been published by NHS England… 01 Dec 2023 Transforming the quality of care in care homes through… A new BGS report makes key recommendations for the effective use of a national minimum dataset to deliver the best possible care in UK care homes and domiciliary care. 20 Nov 2023 BGS launches new Front Door Frailty resource 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). 10 Nov 2023 BGS sounds the alarm as winter approaches 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. 10 Nov 2023 BGS responds to CMO report The Chief Medical Officer (CMO) for England, Professor Sir Chris Whitty, has today published his annual report for 2023, Health in an Ageing Society. 08 Nov 2023 Guidance on frailty assessment and management in oncology… 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… 26 Oct 2023 WHO unveils special issue on measuring healthy ageing 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. 18 Oct 2023 BGS announces new initiatives to support researchers 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. 28 Sep 2023 BGS joins coalition calling on government to overhaul end of… The BGS has joined a coalition of leading health and social care organisations calling on the government to tackle failings in the way older people are cared for in their final years of life. 15 Sep 2023 BGS responds to No 10 summit and additional winter funding On Wednesday 14 September, BGS President Professor Adam Gordon attended a summit of health leaders at Number 10 Downing Street. Attended by the Prime Minister and the Secretary of State for Health and… 08 Sep 2023 BGS announces Dr Deb Gompertz as next Deputy Honorary… Based in Somerset, Dr Deb Gompertz is a Complex Care/Frailty GP with 16 years’ experience as a partner in general practice. She currently works in a Primary Care Network across acute, community and… Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 Current page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Page 16 … Next page Next Last page Last
