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The BGS Autumn Meeting takes place in Nottingham and online on 12-14 November. Register now!
Assessment of mental capacity should be a routine part of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. This guide lays out the principles which govern testing mental capacity, advance care decisions and powers of attorney, along with the safeguards.
The BGS has written to urge the committee chairs and the sponsor of the bill to ensure that the voices of older people and the healthcare professionals who care for them are heard.
A 2026 Supreme Court ruling has redefined deprivation of liberty (DoL), with significant implications for health and social care professionals, including commissioners, care providers, and local authorities.
A recent Court of Appeal ruling raises multiple broader issues of concern to clinical teams caring for older people with complex needs.
Join us in Northern Ireland for a joint meeting with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Old Age.
Delivering compassionate, person-centred care to people at the end of their lives is a significant part of caring for older people and one that leaves leaves a lasting impact. This edition sensitively explores some of the thoughts, feelings and current issues that arise during this inevitable stage of life. This content is limited to members only.
This event is intended for all multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings focusing on cardiovascular health.
Future wishes are an essential component of CGA, with the aim of encompassing information from all the domains of CGA to pre-empt potential deterioration in each of them, outlining how these should (or should not) be managed in line with the patients’ wishes, and their level of functioning/frailty.
Presentations from 2021 South East and South West Thames Joint Region Meeting (4 CPD Points)
This statement sets out the BGS position on assisted dying, our priorities for end of life care, and our concerns that effective legal safeguards cannot be created to protect older people from unwarranted harms.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people covers legal and ethical implications.
This statement outlines our concerns with the Terminally Ill (Adults) Bill (TIA Bill) ahead of the second report stage debate on 13 June and the expected third reading on 20 June. As the membership organisation representing professionals specialising in healthcare for older people, the biggest group who would be impacted by assisted dying (AD), we urge MPs to consider our concerns.
The amendment, prompted by BGS's written evidence to the committee, removes 'medical condition' from the definition of terminal illness, safeguarding older people with frailty.
Assisted Dying is currently an issue featuring regularly in the media and occupying the public’s attention, with Bills proposing the legalisation going through both the Scottish and Westminster Par