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The BGS Autumn Meeting will cover the latest in evidence and best practice in the health and care of older people.
The BGS Autumn meeting will cover the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice of interest to all specialists responsible for the health care of older people.
Exercise Interventions in Sarcopenia and Frailty: From Research to Practice (472)
The BGS Autumn Meeting 2022 was held as a hybrid conference, with the option to attend in person in London or to attend virtually.
The BGS Spring Meeting 2021 is taking place on 28-30 April. Click here to view the programme, register or find out how to join online live or on demand.
Local meeting in East Anglia with focus on Neurology in older people
Live in Edinburgh and online 17-19 May. Click here to register, view the programme and access the live stream.
These twelve video case studies were presented as part of the BGS Autumn Meeting 2023.
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.
This chapter provides an overview of rehabilitation as a beneficial intervention for many older people living with frailty, and the current situation across the four nations of the UK.
This final chapter reinforces the potential of rehabilitation for older adults and reflects on the current challenges of implementation, with some take-home messages.
This chapter looks at the workforce, training and physical space requirements for the delivery of rehabilitation, and considers some solutions to existing barriers.
This chapter links the themes in this report to the touchpoints described in the BGS Blueprint, Joining the dots.
This chapter introduces the report with a foreword, executive summary and a roundup of our key messages.
There has never been a better time to register for the BGS Spring Meeting.
Flexible registration options (hybrid, in person, online) will enable us all to come together in Birmingham, 22-24 May, to ‘Refresh Relax and Refocus’ and we can’t wait to see you!
Are you still undecided about attending the BGS Spring Meeting? Here are 10 reasons to register right now...
BGS members have been at the forefront of the COVID-19 pandemic and have been implementing innovative solutions to enable them to deal with the unprecedented demand for services, which have been summarised and submitted to NHS England ans NHS Improvement.
The National Falls Prevention Co-ordination Group (NFPCG) Deconditioning task and finish sub-group have developed a suite of five resources intended to support individuals, health and care professionals and commissioners to take action to help older adults become more active and recondition following activity restrictions in the COVID-19 pandemic.
This is the sixth blog in the BGS’s ‘Timely Discharge’ series. We aim to raise awareness of the detrimental effects on older people of being stuck in hospital when they are 'medically fit for discharge'. Our blog series explores the causes of delayed discharges, the knock-on effects to the wider health and social care system, and what needs to change.