Policy & Media

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.

The BGS was dismayed to learn this week of a major error in the communication of results of the MRCP Part 2 exam, which candidates sat in September 2023. 

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) supports colleagues in the Royal Colleges and across the healthcare sector in protesting about the pressure on emergency departments resulting in provision of care…

The winning Age and Ageing journal article examines the effects of discontinuing blood pressure treatments in older adults with dementia living in nursing homes.

The BGS welcomes the announcement of a commission and planned reform of the adult social care sector.

BGS is supporting a campaign from Guy’s and St Thomas’ NHS Foundation Trust and the Centre for Perioperative Care to help people to prepare for surgery and recover more quickly afterwards. Fronting…

The prestigious annual BGS Rising Star Awards are awarded to people who show exceptional promise in their research or clinical quality work and have the potential to be leaders within the field of…

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has again partnered up with Dunhill Medical Trust (DMT) to co-fund a Doctoral Training Fellowship for healthcare professionals with an interest in developing a…

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) President’s Medal is a new award for 2024 to celebrate outstanding contributions to the healthcare of older people. The winner is proposed by the BGS President and…

The British Geriatrics Society is delighted to announce that Professor Jugdeep Dhesi is its new President, following a successful term as President Elect. She will be supported in the role by…

This year’s BGS Special Medal winner is Angela Conlan, Project Lead at Oxford Health Arts Partnership, which brings creative arts to older people in community hospitals, helping to ensure they can…

A new BGS document is aimed at healthcare professionals, clinical leaders, commissioners and system designers seeking advice on how to implement services in their locality.

Assisted Dying is currently an issue featuring regularly in the media and occupying the public’s attention, with Bills proposing the legalisation going through both the Scottish and Westminster…

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has launched a new elearning course, to help health and social care professionals to better support older people living with cancer.

Could the DGM be the next step in your career? Applications open in January 2025, with candidates undertaking self-guided study ahead of the Part 1 examination in February 2025.

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published evidence-based guidance to support healthcare professionals in implementing proactive care for older people with frailty.

The BGS, supported by 16 organisations including four medical Royal Colleges, has expressed grave concerns about the impact of the winter months on the health and wellbeing of older people.   

The BGS has responded to news that the planned budget for NHS England’s Ageing Well programme has been cut by £390million (70%), as reported in HSJ.

The BGS Annual General Meeting will be held via Zoom on Friday 15 November 2024 at 1pm.