Policy & Media

As the country approaches winter and an almost-certain second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, the British Geriatrics Society is relieved to see the Government taking action to provide additional…

Among those who responded to the RCP survey, geriatricians indicated a lower level of interest in conducting research than other specialities.

The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect in care homes, where there have been 45.9% more deaths in the period from 28 December 2019 to 12 June 2020 than in the same period last year. 

The British Geriatrics Society was alarmed to learn that there has been a U turn in Government policy regarding the provision of rehabilitation services for people affected by the COVID-19 pandemic…

Professor Adam Gordon has won the election for President Elect of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) in a ballot that saw the highest turnout in the Society’s history with a record-breaking 25% of…

Campaign relaunched to give healthcare professionals new resources to combat deconditioning in hospital

Dr Gwyn Grout, an Independent Consultant Nurse, has been awarded the prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for her exceptional contribution to the welfare of older people over the…

The British Geriatrics Society launches new comprehensive Frailty Hub and CPD-accredited Frailty elearning module.

The July 2020 issue of Age and Ageing journal is out now.

The BGS strongly condemns comments from the Prime Minister on 6 July stating that ‘too many care homes didn’t really follow the procedures’ during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

Archie Young died from Lewy Body Dementia on 17th March 2020, aged 73. Geriatric Medicine has lost one of its giants, and we have lost a friend, mentor and role model.

Remembering Tom Arie, Foundation Professor of the Department of Health Care of the Elderly in Nottingham (1973-1995), who died at his home on Sunday 24 May 2020, aged 86.

It cannot be denied that the COVID-19 pandemic has disproportionately affected older people. This is apparent when you look at the statistics: while only around half of diagnoses of COVID-19 have been…

As the COVID-19 pandemic has progressed, it has become clear that the Black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) community is bearing a disproportionate share of deaths from the virus.

The British Geriatrics Society has warned that the lockdown and social distancing measures, meant to protect vulnerable older people from COVID-19, have led to dangerously low levels of physical…

It was with great sadness that the BGS community learned of the death of Dr Medhat Atalla on 22 April, following treatment for COVID-19.