Workforce

Providing healthcare to older adults is often extremely challenging. Patients often have multiple long-term conditions, and present to healthcare in atypical ways. Doctors need to be highly competent communicators with knowledge of medical ethics, social care and palliative medicine.

When taking time out of programme (or OOP), it's important to maintain clinical skills and knowledge when medical practice is constantly evolving.

If you're thinking of doing research but are put off by taking a lengthy break from work or studies, consider doing research part time alongside your clinical job. We examine the pros and cons.

These template job descriptions have been provided as examples for BGS members wishing to establish similar roles. Care must be taken to ensure that these descriptions are appropriate for your organisation prior to use. This content is available to BGS members only.

These tips have been put together to help guide colleagues in putting together an effective business case when proposing their age-attuned service.

Interface roles are becoming more common across the country, with more consultant geriatricians working across community and acute settings. This page provides tips for colleagues wishing to establish such roles. 

From neighbourhood health, to prevention, to digital technology, Fit for the Future: 10 Year Plan for England is a 177-page document setting out the direction of travel of the NHS for the next decade. Here we pull out the key points, explain the impact they may have on older people's care, and suggest some questions for BGS members to ask local decision-makers.

The workforce of health and care professionals involved in improving and delivering care to older people encompasses a wide range of disciplines, training and careers. This section brings together important information about this uniquely skilled and varied workforce.

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.

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.

This chapter sets explains what proactive care is, introducing the core components and key enablers for delivery.

This publication outlines how to deliver proactive care against core components and key enablers, acting as a roadmap for implementing the NHS England framework and delivering proactive care services. This introduction includes a foreword, executive summary and an outline of the 12 recommendations.

In these videos, BGS members and their colleagues share their journeys into geriatrics, and explain why it is such a compelling and rewarding specialty to work in.

As the population of older people increases, so too does the need for healthcare professionals who are trained to provide high-quality care to these complex individuals. This issue explores some of the challenges and solutions to the workforce crisis. This content is limited to members only.

Ageing is a global concern. This issue looks at how initiatives and learning across geographical boundaries can help to improve the health of older people, both close to home and internationally. This content is limited to members only.

Results of a survey carried out among attendees of the BGS Trainees' Weekend 2022, reflecting on issues relating to study leave and the wider picture for Trainees.

This report looks at data collected by the Royal College of Physicians on the consultant workforce.

Presentations from 2021  North West Autumn Meeting  (3 CPD Points)