News 06 Mar 2023 Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing… The British Geriatrics Society today launches ‘Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people.’ This document aims to show what good-quality age-attuned integrated… 17 Feb 2023 BGS responds to Age UK’s ‘Fixing the foundations’ report Age UK has today published Fixing the Foundations – a report focused on the issues older people with health problems face accessing care in the community. This report draws on interviews with older… 08 Feb 2023 BGS statement on industrial action across the NHS As more healthcare professionals vote on joining the ranks of those already taking industrial action, the BGS is becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of the lack of resolution to the… 30 Jan 2023 BGS response to NHS England Urgent and Emergency Care… On 30 January 2023 NHS England has published its ‘Delivery plan for recovering urgent and emergency care services', outlining steps that will be taken to ensure that people who need care in an… 13 Jan 2023 Prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize awarded to… The prestigious Dhole-Eddlestone Memorial Prize has been awarded to the Age and Ageing paper ‘Is comprehensive geriatric assessment hospital at home a cost-effective alternative to hospital admission… 10 Jan 2023 Protecting the rights of older people to health and social… The current health and social care crisis affects the whole of society but has greatest impact on older people. People aged 65 and over account for over 40% of hospital admissions, occupy around two… 09 Jan 2023 BGS responds to £250 million funding to buy care home beds On Sunday 8th January, it was announced that £250 million will be allocated to transfer thousands of patients in England from hospitals into care homes as part of the Government's plan to ease… 08 Dec 2022 BGS responds to BBC news article ‘A&E is absolute chaos -… Today, 8 December 2022, the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) responded to an article published on the BBC news website highlighting increased waiting times faced by older people in emergency… 01 Dec 2022 BGS announces Rising Star Award Winners 2022 The British Geriatrics Society is delighted to announce that this year’s Rising Star Award for Research has been awarded to Dr Stephen Lim and the Rising Star Award for Clinical Quality has been… 30 Nov 2022 BGS responds to scientific paper ‘Lecanemab in Early… On 29th November 2022, The New England Journal of Medicine published a paper which found that Lecanemab reduced markers of amyloid in early Alzheimer’s disease. 23 Nov 2022 Age and Ageing journal launches new collection, commentary… Earlier this year Age and Ageing, the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), published the first World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults. 16 Nov 2022 New BGS report highlights 10 key lessons from the COVID-19… This new report reflects on the experience of older people and the healthcare professionals supporting them during the pandemic. Pagination First page First Previous page Previous … Page 3 Page 4 Page 5 Page 6 Current page 7 Page 8 Page 9 Page 10 Page 11 … Next page Next Last page Last
