This section of the Frailty Hub provides information that can be passed onto patients and their families living with frailty.
This article lays out UK Health Security Agency’s guidance on how healthcare professionals can best prepare for cold weather and how to look after older adults when temperatures drop below freezing.
In this document, the BGS sets out five principles that should underpin front door frailty services, as well as tips on establishing services from those who have been through the process.
The World Health Organization (WHO) in collaboration with Age and Ageing, the journal of the British Geriatrics Society, has released a Special Issue on the Measurements of Healthy Ageing. This Special Issue brings together the work of international professionals and experts from over 40 academic institutions, to identify the best available tools to measure what truly matters to older people – their intrinsic capacity and functional ability.
Information relating to the BGS Annual General Meeting.
Providing information about types of funding and the application process
Once you have completed your research project, the next step is to share your findings with the wider academic community. During this process, your research aims, methodology and findings will be critiqued by fellow researchers and clinicians to ensure they are robust.
A Map of UK research centres which we hope will enable prospective researchers to find centres offering projects in their areas of interest.
A selection of helpful resources to assist in planning, undertaking and publishing your research.
This section of the Research Hub provides an introduction to the topic and looks at how and why to get involved in geriatric medicine research.