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2024

BGS announces Rising Star Award Winners for 2024

The prestigious annual BGS Rising Star Awards are awarded to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work and have the potential to be leaders within the field of healthcare for older people.

Dec

2024

BGS publishes #ChooseGeriatrics-themed 12 Days of Christmas

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Dec

2024

BGS and Dunhill Medical Trust announce Doctoral Training…

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has again partnered up with Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) to co-fund a Doctoral Training Fellowship for healthcare professionals with an interest in developing a…

Dec

2024

Professor Ken Rockwood wins 2024 BGS President’s Medal

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) President’s Medal is a new award for 2024 to celebrate outstanding contributions to the healthcare of older people. The winner is proposed by the BGS President and…

Nov

2024

Joe Wicks encourages older people to get active in preparation for surgery

BGS is supporting a campaign from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the Centre for Perioperative Care to help people to prepare for surgery and recover more quickly afterwards. Fronting the campaign is fitness coach, Joe Wicks, who has created two 10-minute online exercise routines aimed at helping to increase activity levels in people waiting for an operation. They are particularly suitable for older people.

Peri-operative care for surgical patients

BGS welcomes new President and President Elect

The British Geriatrics Society is delighted to announce that Professor Jugdeep Dhesi is its new President, following a successful term as President Elect. She will be supported in the role by…

BGS publishes recommendations on how to deliver proactive…

A new BGS document is aimed at healthcare professionals, clinical leaders, commissioners and system designers seeking advice on how to implement services in their locality.

Advance Care Planning

Community Care

Deconditioning & rehabilitation

Frailty

Nov

2024

BGS issues updated position statement on Assisted Dying

Assisted Dying is currently an issue featuring regularly in the media and occupying the public’s attention, with Bills proposing the legalisation going through both the Scottish and Westminster…

Advance Care Planning

New BGS Oncogeriatrics elearning course

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a new elearning course, to help health and social care professionals to better support older people living with cancer.

Nov

2024

Angela Conlan wins 2024 BGS Special Medal for her creative…

This year’s BGS Special Medal winner is Angela Conlan, Project Lead at Oxford Health Arts Partnership, which brings creative arts to older people in community hospitals, helping to ensure they can…

Nov

2024

Opportunity to apply for the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine…

Could the DGM be the next step in your career? Applications open in January 2025, with candidates undertaking self-guided study ahead of the Part 1 examination in February 2025.

Oct

2024

BGS publishes evidence in support of proactive care for…

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published evidence-based guidance to support healthcare professionals in implementing proactive care for older people with frailty.