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Latest news, press releases and policy statements from BGS

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30
Mar
2023

BGS responds to public satisfaction with NHS falling to lowest levels in 40 years

On 29 March 2023 results of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2022 survey, conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, showed that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 29% – a 7% point decrease from 2021. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since the survey began in 1983.
British Social Attitudes
15
Mar
2023

BGS responds to Budget 2023

On 15 March Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget 2023 in the House of Commons.
06
Mar
2023

Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing…

The British Geriatrics Society today launches ‘Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people.’ This document aims to show what good-quality age-attuned integrated…

17
Feb
2023

BGS responds to Age UK’s ‘Fixing the foundations’ report

Age UK has today published Fixing the Foundations – a report focused on the issues older people with health problems face accessing care in the community. This report draws on interviews with older…

08
Feb
2023

BGS statement on industrial action across the NHS

As more healthcare professionals vote on joining the ranks of those already taking industrial action, the BGS is becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of the lack of resolution to the various disputes, both on patient care and on the workforce.
30
Jan
2023

BGS response to NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care…

On 30 January 2023 NHS England has published its ‘Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services', outlining steps that will be taken to ensure that people who need care in an…

13
Jan
2023

Prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize awarded to…

The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the Age and Ageing paper ‘Is comprehensive geriatric assessment hospital at home a cost-effective alternative to hospital admission…

10
Jan
2023

Protecting the rights of older people to health and social…

The current health and social care crisis affects the whole of society but has greatest impact on older people. People aged 65 and over account for over 40% of hospital admissions, occupy around two…

09
Jan
2023

BGS responds to £250 million funding to buy care home beds

On Sunday 8th January, it was announced that £250 million will be allocated to transfer thousands of patients in England from hospitals into care homes as part of the Government's plan to ease unprecedented pressure on acute services in the NHS.
08
Dec
2022

BGS responds to BBC news article ‘A+E is absolute chaos -…

Today, 8 December 2022, the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) responded to an article published on the BBC news website highlighting increased waiting times faced by older people in emergency…

News
01
Dec
2022

BGS announces Rising Star Award Winners 2022

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…

30
Nov
2022

BGS responds to scientific paper ‘Lecanemab in Early…

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.