Policy & Media

This is a great opportunity for healthcare professionals working with older people, including doctors, nurses, allied health professionals and pharmacists.

The BGS is pleased that the House of Commons has voted against the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill at second reading.

Any BGS member based in the UK can nominate themselves for this role by providing a personal statement of up to 400 words and support from five current BGS members. 

Last week, the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill had its final scheduled debate in the House of Lords. With the current parliamentary session ending this week, time has run out and it will fall…

It is disheartening to see yet another report highlighting the shocking situation of corridor care and, specifically, the disproportionate effect that this has on older people.

Anne Hendry, Sam Abraham, Lyndsey Dunn, and Ruth Law reflect on the Joining the dots document, and how it has been used in practice. 

Winter weather has arrived, and with it comes a surge in 999 calls from older and vulnerable people who have fallen and cannot get back up. We have endorsed a new advice document from the Association…

The BGS was pleased to contribute evidence to the House of Commons Public Accounts Committee Inquiry into supporting people with frailty outside hospitals and welcomes the committee’s recommendations.

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…

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

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.