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The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in care of older people. Our ageing population is stimulating extensive NHS service redesign to deal with the challenge of caring f
This virtual event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people at risk of falls
This event is intended for all multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working with older people undergoing elective or emergency surgery.
This report sets out data that currently exists regarding nurses and AHPs working in older people’s healthcare in England and suggests how this workforce could be better utilised.
The BGS is delighted to announce that Lyndsey Dunn has been appointed as the next Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. She will officially take up the role on 15 November 2024.
Reablement, rehabilitation and recovery should be everyone's business. This issue introduces a new report from the BGS and includes some examples from the multidisciplinary team. This content is limited to members only.
There are three times as many care home beds as acute hospital beds in the UK. This issue focuses on the significant group of older people who live with frailty in care homes. This content is limited to members only.
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.
This document describes the care home sector across the UK as it currently stands, how health and wellbeing has traditionally been supported in care homes and sets out what good healthcare provision in a care home environment should look like.
We should never lose sight that most older people live well in older age. However, we are also very familiar with the challenge of a population that is ageing with all the risks associated with co-morbidities and complex health and social care issues.
Outgoing Chair and Deputy Chair of the BGS Nurses and AHPs Council reflect on the past two years and celebrate the contibutions of the Council during the pandemic.
The Wessex Region Spring Meeting 2021 was held on 27 May 2021
Delirium is now recognised as a common symptom of coronavirus, and older people living in long-term care facilities are at higher risk, especially those with dementia.