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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 pandemic, identifies that hospitals and other health and care services for older people are continuing to experience increased demand.
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…

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 ageing population

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. While many professions are involved in the care of older people, geriatricians provide leadership of geriatric medicine services, particularly focusing on those patients with frailty and complex long-term conditions. This publication reveals significant variation across the UK in the number of geriatricians available to care for older people. The report indicates that while there are 282 geriatricians for approximately every million people over the age of 65 years old in London, there are only 96 for a similar population in the East Midlands. This means that there are parts of the country where the lack of geriatricians results in older people waiting longer to receive a level of care that is inferior to what they would expect and to what their clinicians would wish to provide.
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…

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…

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
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…

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…