This page brings together resources and information relating to the rehabilitation of older people as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people looks at maintaining independence and function in older people towards the end of life.
This standard has been jointly produced by the British Orthopaedic Association (BOA), the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and other organisations.
The National Institute for Clinical Excellence (NICE) and Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE) has published this practical guide for staff providing intermediate care services.
The rate of older people undergoing surgical procedures is increasing faster than the rate of population ageing . Despite this progress, older surgical patients remain at increased risk.
Deconditioning and loss of functional abilities in frail older people may start soon after arriving in hospital. Many end up in a care home prematurely because of it. This campaign, with downloadable resources, aims to encourage patients to 'Sit up, get dressed, keep moving!'
This study describes the model of healthcare support being delivered to nursing homes in South Manchester since 2004.
Campaign relaunched to give healthcare professionals new resources to combat deconditioning in hospital
With over 69 million reported cases of COVID-19 worldwide, we have all experienced rapid and dramatic changes to our healthcare services over the last 12 months. Older people have been disproportionately affected by a greater severity of disease and mortality, detrimental psychological, cognitive and physical outcomes from necessary social distancing, as well as age discrimination.
In the collaborative spirit of multidisciplinary rehabilitation, we crowdsourced the design of a new textbook!
The BGS Spring Meeting 2021 is taking place on 28-30 April.
The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.
Local meeting in East Anglia with focus on Neurology in older people
The BGS Autumn meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people.
Late on Friday 21 August, the Department of Health and Social Care announced a £588 million fund to support people being discharged from hospital. We encourage BGS members with any questions about how this funding will be implemented to come forward and we will pass these onto NHS England for clarification.
BGS members have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic and have been implementing innovative solutions to enable them to deal with the unprecedented demand for services, which have been summarised and submitted to NHS England ans NHS Improvement.