Policy & Media

The British Geriatrics Society supported the recommendation of the Chief Medical Officers of the four nations to extend the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine. This…

On Tuesday 5 January, the Royal College of Physicians published a report ‘Double or quits: a blueprint for expanding medical school places’. This follows the RCP’s call for the number of medical…

The prize is given annually to the most deserving medical research relating to the needs of older people, published over the last year in the scientific journal of the British Geriatrics Society, Age\u2026

We invite entries from medical and dental students for the 44th award of the Amulree Prize, to be submitted by 5pm on 31 July 2021.

The BGS supports the statement made by the Chief Medical Officers of the four countries of the UK on 30 December, and their subsequent letter to the profession.

Professor Deborah Sturdy OBE, a long-standing member of the BGS, has been appointed Chief Nurse for Adult Social Care in England.

Mary Godfrey, Reader in Health and Social Care, University of Leeds, and Associate Editor for Age and Ageing journal, died in St James Hospital, Leeds on 3rd September 2020, aged 67 years.

BGS President, Professor Tahir Masud, has recorded a supportive video message to members of the BGS as they enter an exceptionally difficult period, managing COVID-19 in older people alongside their…

The BGS has launched a campaign across the four nations of the UK to raise awareness of issues critical to protecting older people during the second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.

BGS members are encouraged to share their experiences from the first few months of the COVID pandemic by completing a short survey.

On 25 September 2020, The Sunday Times published a series of articles addressing older people’s experiences of healthcare during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.