Policy & Media

The BGS is looking for up to 10 volunteer undergraduate Medical, Nurse or AHP Students for each day of its Autumn Meeting to assist with the running of the conference.

Today the British Geriatrics Society launches its #ChooseGeriatrics campaign. This campaign aims to ensure that the workforce caring for older people is fully and sustainably resourced, now and into…

The BGS is pleased to announce that Dr Iain Wilkinson has been appointed as its next Vice President Education and Training. He will officially take up the role on 7 October 2024.

Today Professor Lord Ara Darzi published the report of his independent investigation of the NHS in England. The BGS welcomes this report and looks forward to working with the Government and other…

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 British Geriatrics Society (BGS), the UK Hospital at Home Society, and the Royal College of Physicians London have released a joint statement in support of use of the term 'Hospital at Home'…

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 has launched a new elearning course, to help health and social care professionals identify and manage delirium in older people.

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…

The BGS is holding an election for its next President Elect. Members will be able to vote from 28 June at 9am until 22 July at 9am. 

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…

BGS is delighted to announce His Majesty King Charles III will retain his Patronage of the Society. This decision follows a comprehensive review of more than 1,000 Royal Patronages conducted by the…

We are delighted to announce that Professor Adam Gordon, President of the British Geriatrics Society, has been awarded an MBE (Member of the Order of the British Empire) in King Charles III’s Birthday…

Dr Liam Barrett has been awarded a joint British Geriatrics Society/Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Training Fellowship to carry out PhD research benefiting the healthcare of older people

The BGS has published ‘Reablement, Rehabilitation, Recovery: Everyone’s Business’. This report focuses on rehabilitation for older people experiencing frailty or loss of function because of acute…

The BGS is delighted to announce the appointment of Professor Roy Soiza as the new Editor-in-Chief of its journal, Age and Ageing. Professor Soiza is a Consultant Geriatrician at Aberdeen Royal…