British Geriatrics Society

This statement sets out the BGS position on assisted dying, our priorities for end of life care, and our concerns that effective legal safeguards cannot be created to protect older people from unwarranted harms.

As winter approaches, BGS members across the country will be considering the impact that the change in seasons will have on their patients and services. These 12 actions are intended as a guide to the core components of safe, high-quality care for older people that are transferable between care settings.

Find out how to contribute to AGENDA, including information on writing an article, upcoming themes, deadlines and advertising opportunities.

This list of preferred and non-preferred terminology has been compiled to help healthcare professionals, academic authors and the general public avoid language that might be deemed unacceptable or inappropriate when describing the health of older people. 

The BGS Pharmacy Group have assembled a list of helpful resources to guide clinicians on medicines management and deprescribing in older adults.

This BGS position statement sets out the benefits of less than full time (LTFT) working in geriatric medicine for both individuals and organisations, and provides six guiding principles as well as tips for successful flexible working.

This section of the BGS guidance on end of life care in older people addresses nutritional needs at the end of life. 

Specialty and Associate Specialist (SAS) doctors are senior physicians with at least four years' postgraduate training, including two or more within their specialty. These resources may assist those currently, or thinking about, taking up a career as an SAS grade doctor.

This section of the Delirium Hub contains resources which focus on staff training and how to educate patients and relatives.

This lecture, titled Where do older people sit in the public health agenda, was given by Professor Maggie Rae on 26 November 2021 at the BGS Autumn Meeting 2021.

This lecture, titled Geriatric Medicine - Past Present and Future, was given by Professor Tash Masud in November 2023 at the BGS Autumn Meeting.

This resource page brings together elearning materials developed by the BGS and other organisations to support members to keep up-to-date with their continuing professional development.

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. 

This section of the Frailty Hub provides information that can be passed onto patients and their families living with frailty.

These papers are a helpful context for the BGS’s evolving Research Strategy, including the need to address recruitment issues.

Friday 21st September 2018, The Amba Hotel Marble Arch, London

Download and view slides from the BGS Spring 2018 conference held from 11 to 13 April 2018 in Nottingham.