Policy & Media

Older people who experience delirium in hospital are up to 5.5 times more likely to die within 30 days compared to those without delirium, according to a new study published in Age and Ageing.

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has warned that an ‘avoidable crisis of care’ is looming for older people owing to a combination of staffing shortages and an ageing population.

The BGS and the Dunhill Medical Trust are delighted to announce that the second round of their joint Doctoral Fellowship scheme is now open for applications.

The prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award has been given posthumously to the late Professor John Starr, in recognition of his immense contribution to older people’s medicine.

The BGS today launches its Delirium Hub resource, linking users to useful, practical and high-quality information on all aspects of delirium in older people. 

The BGS is pleased to hear of the appointment by NHS England and NHS Improvement of Dr Shelagh O’Riordan to a new advisory post as a geriatrician, supporting the Ageing Well programme.

The BGS has announced the winners of its Rising Star Awards 2022.  

Six charities and membership organisations have today called on the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care to take immediate steps to ensure that older people are not forced to remain in…

The BGS has commented on findings from the International Collaborative on Costs, Outcomes and Needs in Care (ICCONIC) study comparing England with other high income countries.

On 27 October Chancellor of the Exchequer Rishi Sunak delivered his first joint budget and spending review in the House of Commons.

Age and Ageing, the official journal of the BGS, has published a new themed collection of papers on care homes, alongside an exclusive new commentary on the subject.

The BGS welcomes the House of Commons Health and Social Care and Science and Technology Committees’ joint report Coronavirus: lessons learned to date. 

The British Geriatrics Society welcomes the new GIRFT (Getting It Right First Time) national report on geriatric medicine. The report identifies unwarranted variation in the provision of geriatric…

Older people are often affected by overprescribing and the BGS was pleased to be involved in the review that led to the publication of a new report.

The Beneficial Changes Network has put out a call for examples of transformation, innovation and improvement across health and social care in England, and BGS would like you to share your submissions.

The Prime Minister yesterday outlined plans to increase funding for the NHS and adult social care, as well as proposals to limit the cost to individuals with long-term care needs and to improve…