BGS resources by series

Access collated articles published in Age and Ageing around subtopics into themed collections relevant to BGS members.

AGENDA is the membership magazine of the BGS (formerly known as the BGS Newsletter). 

Evidence and delivery recommendations for proactive care and support for older adults with moderate to severe frailty.

The BGS Newsletter was published up until November 2020, when it was replaced by our new membership magazine AGENDA. You can access many of the back issues on this page.

This resource series, curated by the BGS Cardiovascular SIG, brings together key principles and guidelines on the management of cardiovascular disease in older adults.

Links to a series of clinical guidelines produced by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) and other bodies.

The CGA toolkit for General Practitioners and medical and healthcare professionals working in primary care settings explains what comprehensive geriatric assessment is, in what circumstances to use it, how it is done together with planning and involvement of social services.

This resource series brings together current advice from experts within the BGS relating to older people and the current COVID-19 pandemic.

A series of curricula specifying the competencies required for doctors, nurses and AHPs specialising in the healthcare of older people, including elements of palliative care, psychiatry and community geriatrics.

This resource series brings together articles, national guidelines, best practice and learning material on the topic of delirium in older people.

Care must be delivered by staff who put the individual at the centre by listening to them and or their relatives.

Vulnerable older people deserve to be treated with dignity, respect, humanity and compassion.

Dignity and respect is everybody's responsibility.

The aim of this guidance is to support clinicians and others in considering needs and providing high quality care for frail older people as they move towards the end of their lives.