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Apr
2024
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19
Apr
2024

2024 Wales Spring Meeting

Wales Spring Meeting in Wrexham
29
Jan
2019
Good practice guide
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18. CGA in Primary Care Settings: End of life care issues

End of life care refers specifically to the last few days or hours of life, when maintenance of comfort and dignity, and avoidance of pain and distress take priority. Many of the principles of care at the end of life are shared with CGA.
31
Jan
2025

The BGS pushes to provide oral evidence to Assisted Dying committee

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.
20
Jan
2017

Normocyte-binding protein required for human erythrocyte invasion by the zoonotic malaria parasite Plasmodium knowlesi

The dominant cause of malaria in Malaysia is now Plasmodium knowlesi, a zoonotic parasite of cynomolgus macaque monkeys found throughout South East Asia.
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Mar
2026
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06
Mar
2026

2026 Northern Ireland Spring Meeting

Join us in Northern Ireland for a joint meeting with the Royal College of Psychiatrists Faculty of Old Age. 
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May
2026
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20
May
2026

2026 Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health Meeting

This event is intended for clinicians and healthcare professionals working with older people living with Dementia or Delirium.
11
Feb
2025

BGS key messages: End of life care

BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. We encourage discussion of these issues with decision-makers and other stakeholders.
Members only
01
Nov
2025
Newsletters
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AGENDA: Issue 99 | End of life care

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.
26
Jun
2014

BGS Response to LACDP System Wide Response
25
Nov
2025
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25
Nov
2025

2025 NACEL: Quality of care at the end of life in hospitals for people over the age of 75

A BGS webinar on Care at End of Life, exploring results from the National Audit of Care at End of Life for frail older people. We will focus on the impact for clinical work for those working with older people.
12
Sep
2025
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12
Sep
2025

2025 Cardiovascular Health in Older People SIG Meeting

This event is intended for all multidisciplinary healthcare professionals working with older people in acute and community settings focusing on cardiovascular health.
25
Jul
2025
Key messages

BGS key messages: Older people's healthcare

BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. We encourage discussion of these issues with decision-makers and other stakeholders.
06
May
2025

Dying Matters Awareness Week – Death becomes us
22
Jun
2022

Empowering better end-of-life care for people with dementia

New research from King’s College London found that people living with dementia experience higher levels of unplanned hospital admissions towards the end of life compared with the period immediately following their dementia diagnosis. The study found that 40% of all unplanned hospital admissions after a diagnosis of dementia took place in the last year of life.
15
May
2020

Why we need to prioritise good end of life care in frailty

The newly formed End of Life Care Special Interest Group (SIG) is proud to launch our online compendium of guidance on End of life Care in Frailty.
26
Mar
2020

COVID-19: Supporting and Caring from Afar

We are in exceptional times, and people are providing care in extraordinary ways. On the 30th January 2020, the World Health Organisation (WHO) announced that the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) outbreak was a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
04
Feb
2020

How much do we spend on patients at the end of life, across different care settings?

It is a commonly accepted principle that demand for healthcare always outstrips resources, and so in the UK’s publicly funded health system, it is important to look at how and where costs are being incurred to make sure we are making the best use of limited resources.
18
Sep
2019

How well do we manage patients with diverse religious and cultural needs at the end of life?
16
Apr
2019

Are care homes the hospices of the future?

Palliative care is relevant across the illness trajectory for people living and dying with chronic progressive conditions, aiming to improve quality of life and enable a peaceful death. With an ageing population, an increased proportion of older people will need to access care and support in a long term care facility.
20
Jan
2022

Training requirements for higher specialist trainees in geriatric medicine: Palliative and end of life care

This page clarifies the training standards for higher specialist trainees in geriatric medicine in palliative and end of life care in the context of the new training curriculum and syllabus. 
24
Nov
2021

Delirium Hub: Delirium in specific settings and situations

This section of the BGS Delirium Hub focuses on managing delirium in specific settings and clinical situations.