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 26 Mar 2021 Announcing Emergence Volume 2 The editorial team are also pleased to announce that submissions for the second volume are invited from British Geriatrics Society members of any discipline or grade, as well as those in the IGS. 24 Mar 2021 BGS position statement on flexible working in geriatric… The BGS supports flexible working practices across the workforce delivering healthcare for older people. In light of this position, the BGS has published a statement setting out how less than full… 18 Mar 2021 BGS responds to CQC report on approaches to DNACPR decisions… The BGS welcomes the report and supports the recommendations. Used in the context of supportive and compassionate conversations with individuals and their families, DNACPR orders are a valuable part… 28 Feb 2021 ‘Through the visor’ – new report reflecting on… The BGS has published a report from a survey of its members describing the experiences of working through the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic. With respondents representing over twenty different… COVID-19 21 Feb 2021 Leading experts in frailty launch the Silver Book II in collaboration with the British Geriatrics Society The Silver Book II, written by leading international experts in frailty and hosted by the British Geriatrics Society, addresses a wide range of urgent care issues specific to older people. 15 Feb 2021 BGS statement on the end of discharge funding The British Geriatrics Society welcomed the announcement in August last year of new funding of £588 million to support the health and social care needs of people being discharged from hospital for up… 02 Feb 2021 BGS update on the interval between the first and second… The British Geriatrics Society supported the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officers of the four nations to extend the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. This… COVID-19 Health and social care policy 27 Jan 2021 BGS responds to RCP’s report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint… On Tuesday 5 January, the Royal College of Physicians published a report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places’. This follows the RCP’s call for the number of medical… 13 Jan 2021 Prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize awarded to ‘Probable delirium is a presenting symptom of COVID-19 in frail, older adults' The prize is given annually to the most deserving medical research relating to the needs of older people, published over the last year in the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, Age and Ageing. Age and Ageing Delirium 06 Jan 2021 BGS statement on COVID-19 vaccines The BGS supports the statement made by the Chief Medical Officers of the four countries of the UK on 30 December, and their subsequent letter to the profession. 04 Jan 2021 National Clinical Impact Awards 2024 The next round of clinical excellence awards, now known as the National Clinical Impact Awards, is now open 08 Dec 2020 Mary Godfrey 1953-2020 Mary Godfrey, Reader in Health and Social Care, University of Leeds, and Associate Editor for Age and Ageing journal, died in St James Hospital, Leeds on 3rd September 2020, aged 67 years. Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 12 Page 13 Page 14 Page 15 Current page 16 Page 17 Page 18 Page 19 Page 20 … Next page Next Last page Last
