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The BGS is pleased to announce that Dr Claire Copeland has been appointed as its next Vice President Workforce. She will officially take up the role on 15 November 2024.

Applications are now open for the British Geriatrics Society’s Rising Star Awards. These prestigious awards are made to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work…

On 22 August, the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) approved the sale of Lecanemab for the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease in the UK. This is a landmark event in the…

The British Geriatrics Society is delighted to announce that Dr Firdaus Hirji Adenwalla has been awarded the Society’s prestigious Marjory Warren Lifetime Achievement Award for 2024. Named in honour…

The BGS is delighted to announce that Lyndsey Dunn has been appointed as the next Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. She will officially take up the role on 15 November 2024.

Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the BGS, has  recently announced a Journal Impact Factor™ of 6.0 , reflecting the continuing excellence of our flagship publication over the last year. As a…

The BGS is delighted to announce that Dr Amit Arora has won the election to be its next President Elect. Dr Arora will officially take up the role during the BGS Autumn Meeting on 20 November 2024. He…

BGS has today called on the Government, NHS organisations and the voluntary sector to take urgent steps towards transforming care for older people. Our new report is the result of a roundtable event…

Today BGS has joined forces with the Royal College of Physicians and the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh in a letter urging Lord Ara Darzi to focus on older people’s health and social care in…