This chapter introduces the report with a foreword, executive summary and a roundup of our key messages.
This list of preferred and non-preferred terminology has been compiled to help healthcare professionals, academic authors and the general public avoid language that might be deemed unacceptable or inappropriate when describing the health of older people.
Matters of the mind, from dementia and sleep, to old age psychiatry and psychosocial frailty. We also examine the mental health of the multidisciplinary healthcare workforce specialising in older people. This content is limited to members only.
This report analyses data from the UK 2022 census of consultant physicians, conducted by the Royal College of Physicians London on behalf of the Federation of the Royal Colleges of Physicians of the UK. The latest RCP census was published in 2023 and is based on data collected in 2022.
The workforce of health and care professionals involved in improving and delivering care to older people encompasses a wide range of disciplines, training and careers. This section brings together important information about this uniquely skilled and varied workforce.
This report summarises the findings of a survey of the BGS membership undertaken in late 2023. It provides a snapshot into how our members are feeling about their work and the services they work in.
Syncope can have devastating consequences, resulting in fall-related injuries, accidents or even death. In our ageing society, the subsequent healthcare usage, such as emergency room presentations, surgeries and hospital admissions, form a significant and growing socioeconomic burden.
This lecture, titled Geriatric Medicine - Past Present and Future, was given by Professor Tash Masud in November 2023 at the BGS Autumn Meeting.
This issue looks at how placing older people at the centre of their care helps to ensure their needs and wishes are met. This content is limited to members only.
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) hosted an event in London in September 2023 on ideas and practice around a minimum dataset for care homes. This report, which is based on presentations at the event and the debate that followed, makes 12 recommendations for the effective implementation and delivery of a national minimum dataset that we believe policy-makers and regulators should consider.
The BGS regularly responds to external consultations by the UK government and those of the devolved nations that relate to older people's health, social care and wider issues, such as workforce. On this page you can find copies of our responses to recent consultations.