Policy &amp; Media

Angela Conlan wins 2024 BGS Special Medal for her creative work with older people

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 live fulfilling lives.

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BGS publishes recommendations on how to deliver proactive…

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.

BGS issues updated position statement on Assisted Dying

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…

New BGS Oncogeriatrics elearning course

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.

Opportunity to apply for the Diploma in Geriatric Medicine in 2025

Could the DGM be the next step in your career?

BGS publishes evidence in support of proactive care for older people

The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published evidence-based guidance to support healthcare p

BGS issues stark warning to the new government ahead of winter

The BGS, supported by 16 organisations including four medical Royal Colleges, has expressed grave

BGS responds to reports of Ageing Well cuts

The BGS has responded to news that the planned budget for NHS England’s Ageing Well programme

BGS Annual General Meeting (AGM) 2024

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

Medical student volunteers invited to attend BGS Autumn…

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.

BGS launches #ChooseGeriatrics

Today the British Geriatrics Society launches its #ChooseGeriatrics campaign.

#ChooseGeriatrics

Dr Iain Wilkinson announced as new BGS Vice President Education and Training

The BGS is pleased to announce that Dr Iain Wilkinson has been appointed as its next Vice Presiden

BGS responds to Darzi Review

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…

Dr Claire Copeland announced as new BGS Vice President…

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.

BGS Rising Star Awards 2024: Open for applications

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…

BGS responds to MHRA’s approval of Lecanemab for early…

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…

Dr Firdaus Hirji Adenwalla announced as winner of 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…

Joint Statement: 'Hospital at Home' not 'virtual wards'

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'…

Lyndsey Dunn announced as Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs…

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.