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Latest news, press releases and policy statements from BGS

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01
Aug
2023

BGS Rising Star Awards 2023: Applications open

Applications are now open for the British Geriatrics Society’s Rising Star awards. These prestigious awards are made to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work, and have the potential to be leaders within healthcare for older people.
11
Jul
2023

BGS responds to new Age UK report State of Health and Care

The BGS has responded to the Age UK report, State of Health and Care of Older People, published today. The briefing, which examines the pressures faced by health and care services since the COVID…

12
Jul
2023

BGS announces EAMA grant award winners for 2024-2026

The European Academy for Medicine of Ageing is an advanced postgraduate course in geriatric medicine designed to inspire and develop future leaders in academic geriatrics and older people’s healthcare…

30
Jun
2023

BGS responds to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan

Today, 30 June 2023, the much anticipated NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was published. This plan sets out how the NHS will address existing vacancies and meet the challenge of rising demand for…

27
Jun
2023

New guidance outlines ‘Six steps to better care for older people in hospital’

Today the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) published new guidance aimed at supporting hospital teams to improve care for older people living with frailty.
Acute Care
Cardiovascular Health
Continence
Six steps
24
May
2023

More geriatricians needed to meet the needs of the UK’s…

The BGS today launches a new report, ‘The case for more geriatricians: Strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population’. Geriatricians are specialists in healthcare for older people…

16
May
2023

Dr Shiv Bhakta and Dr Marc Österdahl awarded BGS/Dunhill…

Dr Shiv Bhakta and Dr Marc Österdahl have been awarded joint British Geriatrics Society/Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Training Fellowships to carry out PhD research benefiting the healthcare of older…

05
May
2023

Age and Ageing launches new cardiovascular themed collection

The official journal of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Age and Ageing, has published a brand new themed collection on the topic of cardiovascular disease in older people.
27
Apr
2023

Professor Jugdeep Dhesi awarded prestigious William Farr Medal by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries

Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, President Elect of the British Geriatrics Society and Deputy Director for the Centre for Perioperative Care, has been awarded the prestigious William Farr Medal 2022 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. Professor Dhesi will be presented with her medal at the Galen & Farr Awards Ceremony and Dinner on Wednesday 24 May.
30
Mar
2023

BGS responds to public satisfaction with NHS falling to…

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…

British Social Attitudes
16
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…