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The BGS blog aims to present issues relevant to people working to improve the health and care of older people. It will highlight the latest news and activities from across all the BGS campaigns, events, publications and activities as well as original articles commissioned by leaders in geriatric medicine.

We have an exciting range of guest bloggers and welcome news and commentary on geriatric medicine from all those working in the field of older people's healthcare in the UK and abroad. Read our guidelines on submitting a blog for more details.

All content is moderated by our Blog Editors. Opinions expressed are those of the author(s) and not necessarily of the British Geriatrics Society.

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Remembering Dementia Action Week

16 May 2020

Dementia Action Week, organised by the Alzheimer’s Society, was due to fall between 11 and 17 May 2020. Although Dementia Action Week has now been deferred to later in the year, it still seems a good opportunity to raise the profile of dementia

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

15 May 2020

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.

Did the UK response to the COVID-19 pandemic fail frail older people?

14 May 2020

International Nurses Day 2020: How are nurses impacting older adult healthcare during COVID-19?

12 May 2020

COVID-19 in older adults: The urgent need for more research in this vulnerable group

11 May 2020

An interdisciplinary group of clinicians and scientists have carried out a rapid review of the COVID-19 literature in relation to older people, which has just been published in Age and Ageing.

Neck of femur fractures are usually a mainstay of admissions to orthogeriatric services. A recent review of this with recommendations around surgery, in light of the current COVID-19 pandemic, has recently been released by NHS England.

A Ramadan like no other

23 Apr 2020

How can we better detect delirium in older emergency department patients?

22 Apr 2020

Stay safer with SPACES

20 Apr 2020

The novel Wuhan coronavirus, COVID-19, has been shown to affect every age group across the world. However, the severity with which it manifests, and the outcomes of the disease, appear to worsen with increasing age of the person infected.

Atypical Covid-19 presentations in older people – the need for continued vigilance

14 Apr 2020

Over the past month the landscape of healthcare has dramatically changed as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. All acute trusts, primary care organisations and social services have had to remodel their working patterns in order to manage the rising number of patients with Covid-19.

Frailty – busting a few myths about what it is and what it isn’t

07 Apr 2020

The Remote Geriatrician

02 Apr 2020

The COVID-19 outbreak has meant a change for everyone’s working patterns and rapidly. In my case, due to an underlying medical condition, this has meant remote working.

Coronavirus – don’t forget about the carers!

30 Mar 2020

We live in the worst of times and now, perhaps the very worst of times. The thing, I’ve always found, about being a ‘carer’ is that you don’t realise that you’re a carer until you’re quite advanced into the job.

COVID-19: Supporting and Caring from Afar

26 Mar 2020

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.

Facing a new reality – challenges for acute care of older people

19 Mar 2020

To the two infamous certainties in life, we can now add the fact that Coronavirus (COVID-19) is going to stretch us all psychologically and physically and also as a broader society. Worse, for some the stretch will be too much, leading to their untimely death.