Policy & Media

The BGS has written to urge the committee chairs and the sponsor of the bill to ensure that the voices of older people and the healthcare professionals who care for them are heard.

We're happy to announce the launch of our newest elearning course. This course covers both urinary and faecal incontinence in older people and features a number of case studies and videos from a wide…

We are thrilled to announce that Dr Rosemary Kelly has won our prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for 2025.

Named in honour of the founder of modern geriatric medicine, Dr Marjory…

Age UK have today published the latest edition of their State of Health and Care report. 

Every year, the BGS invites nominations for our Special Medal. This is awarded to someone outside the clinical world who has made a valuable contribution to the care and quality of life of older…

The BGS has endorsed a new framework from the Association of Ambulance Chief Executives (AACE) which was developed with input from the clinical leads for falls at all UK ambulance services. 

Guidance to support acute teams to deliver optimal care for older people living with frailty has been developed by Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) in collaboration with the BGS.

Winter in the NHS is tough. We have put together a checklist to support professionals across the system to make what changes they can to ensure that this year, winter is a little easier for older…

New analysis reveals record numbers of extremely long waits for older patients in 2024. 

Long waits in Emergency Departments across Scotland are a political responsibility that can no longer be ignored…

The BGS has produced a report on Hospital at Home services for older people. This explains how they are currently provided and how they might develop in the future as a key part of community-based…

When Age and Ageing published the first Electronic Frailty Index (eFI) in 2016, it quickly became highly influential and is now used nationally across the NHS to identify and measure frailty within a…

In 2023 the Chief Medical Officer for England’s Annual Report on Health in an Ageing Society identified the need for more research to include older people. The BGS supports this notion wholeheartedly…

We are thrilled to announce that we have launched a set of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) resources. These are available free to all who need them, right here, on our website.  

The BGS welcomes the recognition of the wide-ranging effects of pensioner poverty on the health of older people in the Work and Pensions Committee’s report, Pensioner Poverty: challenges and\u2026

Professor Gillian Leng has published her review of the role of physician associates (PAs) and anaesthesia associates (AAs) within the NHS, making recommendations about the future of these roles.  

This short course will help you reflect on the impact visual impairment can have on a person and the challenges they may face when attending an appointment. It will encourage you to consider what…

The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has today published the ‘Fit for the future: 10 Year Health Plan for England’, outlining the Government’s priorities for the health service over the…

The BGS is deeply concerned that the House of Commons has voted to approve the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill. As previously outlined, we have serious concerns that older people, who would…

Yesterday’s announcement from NICE that it has not recommended the disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatments Donanemab and Lecanemab for use in the NHS marks a moment of both opportunity and…

Every year, academic journals are given an Impact Factor that reflects the number of citations items published in the journal have received.

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…