Policy & Media

Today, the House of Commons Health and Social Care Committee published a report on palliative care, which outlines recommendations for the Government’s Palliative and End of Life Care Modern Service…

The BGS welcomes the next stage in the Government’s plans to eradicate corridor care. 

Frailty is not an inevitable part of ageing, and must be understood at every level of society.

Climate change and the resulting increase in the number and intensity of heatwaves experienced in the UK are having a profound effect on the mortality rates of nursing and care home residents, a new…

Last week, we held our 2025 Autumn Meeting in the great city of Nottingham. It truly was a fantastic 3 days. 

The BGS is pleased that the National Audit Office has produced a report on primary and community healthcare for people living with frailty, and we welcomed the opportunity to contribute to the process…

We are delighted to announce that dietitian Kirandeep (Kiri) Marsh has been awarded the 2025 joint British Geriatrics Society/Vivensa Foundation Doctoral Training Fellowship. 

The report sets out the gap between the care older people need and the social care they currently receive. Too many people feel let down by social care and, as this report states, are dissatisfied…

Our Demystifying neighbourhoods document outlines what neighbourhood working means in practice, how it differs from existing models, and what it could mean for older people’s care.

The BGS is delighted that our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, will serve as one of three co-chairs of the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework (MSF). 

The BGS will shortly be accepting self-nominations for the role of BGS President Elect. 

Deconditioning is a major and preventable contributor to loss of independence among older adults. We have created this hub to support our members to improve outcomes for older people through the…

This resource outlines key considerations to guide systems wishing to use Population Health Management (PHM) approaches to support effective, frailty-attuned proactive and personalised care.

The BGS has published Integrated Systems: Practical resources for age-attuned care, a collection of materials to support those keen to implement frailty and age-attuned services.

We have published the report from our recent policy roundtable on overcoming barriers to implementing age-attuned care. 

Congratulations to Dr Katherine Walesby, Ms Elaine Francis, and Dr Angeline Price!

The BGS Rising Star Awards are given out each year to people who show exceptional promise in their research or…

Ahead of a final vote by the Scottish Parliament expected to take place in March, the BGS has written to MSPs outlining our significant concerns with the Assisted Dying for Terminally Ill Adults…

This manifesto highlights seven areas that we think the incoming Scottish Government must prioritise to ensure that everyone in Scotland is supported to age well and has access to the care that they…