BGS resources by series

We've broken our more extensive resources down into a series of easy-to-read pages. The topics below are listed alphabetically, and new resources in the series will be added as they become available.

Fit for frailty

A short series of Best Practice Guides on the recognition and treatment of frailty in community and outpatient settings, for social workers, ambulance crews and carers as well as GPs and nurses. You can download our full guide: Fit for Frailty or the summary version.

Frailty Hub

This resource series brings together articles, national guidelines and best practice relevant to frailty.

Fun-guarding

Our 'fun-guarding' initiative highlights some issues, ideas and examples in ensuring older people's need for enjoyment is protected and prioritised in care settings.

Hospital-Wide Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (HoW-CGA)

Joining the dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people

In this blueprint we set out seven system touchpoints and outcomes that should be considered when planning and commissioning health and social care for older people, alongside 12 actions that systems should take to create the conditions for high-quality integrated care for older people.

Nursing and older people

The Royal College of Nursing has kindly allowed the British Geriatrics Society to publish its Practice Questions relating to nursing older people. This series can be viewed by members of the British Geriatrics Society.

Nursing Older People: Practice Questions

The Practice Question series explores a range of issues in the care of older people with the aim of providing practical, evidence-based answers that can be used by nurses and AHPs in all settings.

Quality Improvement (QI) Hub

The BGS Quality Improvement (QI) Hub has been put together by members of the BGS Clinical Quality Committee (CQC) to help healthcare professionals navigate QI methodology, and to plan and deliver their own projects to drive improvements in the quality of care for older people.

Research Hub

The BGS Research Hub is curated and updated by the BGS Research and Academic Development Committee (RADC) and aims to bring together information relating to research into older people's health and care.

Silver Book II

The Silver Book II describes best practice in the urgent care of older people, drawing upon international experts and consensus, supported by evidence.

Specialist Certificate Examination Preparation

The BGS produces resources to support trainees preparing to sit the SCE. This includes the mock examinations which have been part of the BGS Trainees' weekends programmes.

The History of Geriatric Medicine

This series focuses on the development of geriatric medicine in the UK and the decision to form the British Geriatrics Society in 1947

British Geriatrics Society