Policy & Media

We are delighted to offer eligible BGS members the opportunity to apply for EAMA funding. This year’s winners are Dr Mark Rawle, Dr Katherine Walesby, and Dr Marc Osterdahl. 

A recent Court of Appeal ruling has potentially significant implications for healthcare commissioners, providers and families of adults without mental capacity across England and Wales, where a…

The winning paper, ‘Improving the safety and experience of transitions from hospital to home: a cluster randomised controlled trial of an intervention to involve older people in their care (Your Care…

Today, Lauren Edwards MP is reintroducing the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which would legalise assisted dying in England and Wales. 

The BGS welcomes the steps announced today by NHS England aimed at eradicating corridor care. 

We welcome the updated UK Chief Medical Officers' physical activity guidelines published this month and the recommendations they contain. We are particularly encouraged by the inclusion of detailed…

Today, the Nuffield Trust has published a report on long waits for a hospital bed in an emergency. The problem of long waits is not new, and it is time we saw real action to tackle it.

The BGS is pleased to have contributed to the NHS England publication, Urgent community care: clinical decision-making framework.

We have published a new report, Optimising the impact of geriatricians. This aims to set out how the role of a geriatrician has evolved and must continue to adapt to help ensure that older people…

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…

We are delighted to announce Professor Vicki Goodwin MBE as the next BGS Vice President Research and Academic Development.

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

We are delighted to announce that Dr Rhian Morse has won our prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for 2026.

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

As part of the Corridor Care Coalition, we have previously welcomed the government’s commitment to ending corridor care. However, we are concerned that the SoS for Health’s commitments made on Sunday…

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. 

Dr Deb Gompertz and Dr Anna Folwell reflect on the Proactive care documents and how they have been used in practice.

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…