COVID-19

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07
Apr
2020
Fact sheet
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COVID-19: End of life care in older people

This page brings together resources and information for any clinician or carer who finds themselves faced with providing care at the end of life during the COVID-19 pandemic.
03
Apr
2020

COVID-19: Tools and templates

This resource brings together tools, templates and transferable examples of materials which may be of use across a variety of clinical settings and scenarios during the COVID-19 pandemic.
30
Mar
2020
Position statement
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COVID-19: BGS statement on research for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic

Research is an essential part of the global and UK strategy and response to COVID-19. This is the British Geriatrics Society statement on research for older people during the COVID-19 pandemic.
25
Mar
2020
Good practice guide
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COVID-19: Managing the COVID-19 pandemic in care homes

The COVID-19 pandemic raises particular challenges for care home residents, their families and the staff that look after them. This guidance has been developed to help care home staff and NHS staff who work with them to support residents through the pandemic.
02
Apr
2020

COVID-19: Health and care staff wellbeing

Links, resources and tools to help support personal wellbeing during a particularly challenging time for the health and care workforce.
19
Mar
2020
Good practice guide
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Coronavirus: Managing delirium in confirmed and suspected cases

This consensus advice has been drawn up by experts from the BGS, EDA and RCPsych. It should be used in conjunction with local policy and governance practice employed within your own organisation.
17
Mar
2020
Good practice guide
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COVID-19 and medicines advice for older people

Older people are particularly at risk from complications as a result of COVID-19 and many are likely to already be taking medication for other conditions.
17
Mar
2020

Coronavirus and older people

This resource series brings together current advice from experts within the BGS relating to older people and the current COVID-19 pandemic.
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"Tarun is a valued consultant in our geriatrics team. He has worked non- stop during the covid pandemic, increasing his hours to manage older adults on the medical wards and in clinics. He is a prominent member of the British Geriatrics Society; his most recent position being the chair of the England Council (2019-2021). Tarun is social media savvy and achieved the top-performing BGS blog on Atypi

22
Oct
2024

COVID-19 in 2024: the impact on healthcare professionals working with older people five years on
03
Mar
2024

COVID-19 was traumatic for many. It’s important we remember this, even if it hurts to do so.

In recent weeks, the ITV drama Breathtaking has represented an important step forward in public discourse around the COVID-19 pandemic. It’s important as a moment for national reflection.
14
Apr
2020

Atypical Covid-19 presentations in older people – the need for continued vigilance

Over the past month the landscape of healthcare has dramatically changed as a consequence of the Covid-19 pandemic. All acute trusts, primary care organisations and social services have had to remodel their working patterns in order to manage the rising number of patients with Covid-19.
22
Dec
2021

Vlog: Celebrating care home skills

In this video blog, Mike Nicholson, an Edinburgh-based writer and social researcher, tells some of the real life stories of those living and working in care homes during the pandemic.
13
Oct
2021

BGS responds to report ‘Coronavirus: lessons learned to date’

The BGS welcomes the House of Commons Health and Social Care and Science and Technology Committees’ joint report Coronavirus: lessons learned to date. 
03
Jun
2021

BGS supports change to 14-day isolation policy for care home residents

In the BGS guidance on managing the COVID pandemic in care homes, last updated in November 2020, we said that ‘all admissions to care homes, regardless of status, should be quarantined for 14 days isolation.’ This continues to be in line with Public Health guidance.

20
May
2021

“We heal, not in isolation, but in togetherness” – a role for the Care Home Care Coordinator?

Resy Manalo, Lalaine Lopez Pesario, Gilbert Barnedo, Elsie Sazuze, Suzanne Loverseed and Karen Hutton are some of the care home workers who lost their lives during the coronavirus pandemic.
28
Feb
2021

‘Through the visor’ – new report reflecting on multidisciplinary experiences of the COVID-19 first wave

The BGS has published a report from a survey of its members describing the experiences of working through the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic.
02
Feb
2021

BGS update on the interval between the first and second doses of the COVID-19 vaccine

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 vac
25
Feb
2021

Long Covid: An Age-old concept?

With over 69 million reported cases of COVID-19 worldwide, we have all experienced rapid and dramatic changes to our healthcare services over the last 12 months. Older people have been disproportionately affected by a greater severity of disease and mortality, detrimental psychological, cognitive and physical outcomes from necessary social distancing, as well as age discrimination. 
02
Mar
2021

A Geriatrician’s experience of the beginnings of the COVID-19 vaccination programme

Hurrah, the cavalry has appeared over the horizon! Whilst my hospital is well geared up for staff influenza vaccinations (something that I am proud to have been involved in instigating over 25 years ago), the COVID-19 vaccination programme requires a Herculean effort on behalf of the NHS and its staff, adding further strain on our already stretched services.