British Geriatrics Society

Advance Care Planning: A Patient Journey is a short Microlearning CDP course from the BGS. It's totally free for our members, and available at a small cost for non-members. #ACPDay2026 buff.ly/P22q6Hr

Vaccination is central to healthy ageing. This new Age and Ageing collection and expert commentary from Roy Soiza and Nicola Veronese brings together evidence on vaccine uptake and effectiveness, emerging approaches to improve immunity, and more. buff.ly/CEbLokY?

Explaining CGA to patients can be tricky. We have produced a leaflet and infographic explaining CGA in non-clinical terms for the benefit of patients. Please print these out and use them when explaining CGA to those in your care. We hope you find this resource useful. buff.ly/kE2EfhE

How can we manage risk and complexity in geriatric medicine? Join us on 27 October between 13:00-14:00 for our webinar, Managing Risk and Complexity in Geriatric Medicine – Examples from London and South East Region. The event is free for BGS members. Register here: buff.ly/IB6iPn0

BGS microlearning: Oral Health in Older People. This course, which is free for BGS members, underscores the vital role of oral health in older adults, equipping healthcare professionals with the knowledge and tools to improve patient outcomes. buff.ly/LXnAKbK

BGS elearning and microlearning courses: free for members, affordable for non-members, group rates available. buff.ly/4B9tW0m

Integrated Systems: Practical resources for age-attuned care. This resource is a collection of materials to support those keen to implement frailty and age-attuned services. More will be added, so do check back regularly. buff.ly/U3nGGLJ

Join us for the BGS Autumn Meeting on 12–13 November in Nottingham or online for sessions on neighbourhood health, digital health, research and many more. Geriatrics 4 Trainees (G4T) also takes place on 13 November for trainees and early-career NAHPs. Find out more and register: buff.ly/r2oteKN

The BGS welcomes the findings of Module 6 of the COVID-19 inquiry focused on social care. Read our statement here: buff.ly/kl17AUx

We have updated our End of Life Care Key Messages. Click the link to read the full article. BGS key messages have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. buff.ly/byVSrXA

Interface roles are becoming more common across the country, with more consultant geriatricians working across community and acute settings. Our Integrated Systems resource has a top tips page for recruiting to Interface Consultant posts. buff.ly/JtnjpB6

We have previously welcomed the government’s commitment to ending corridor care. However, we are concerned by comments made by the SoS for Health on the BBC on Sunday. buff.ly/eKq5r2d

Key messages - Frailty. Frailty is not an inevitable part of ageing, and must be understood at every level of society. These have been developed to provide members and multidisciplinary colleagues with topline information about specific issues relating to older people's healthcare. buff.ly/9jQIprJ

Vaccination is a central component of the UK’s public health strategy to protect older adults against seasonal respiratory infections, particularly during the winter months. We have updated our Vaccinations for older adults in the UK page for 2026. buff.ly/luD0j6C

Integrated systems: Population health management outlines key considerations to guide systems wishing to use PHM approaches to support effective, frailty-attuned proactive and personalised care. Read this new part of our Integrated systems series here: buff.ly/r3Sfuvd

End of Life Care in Frailty - This guidance has been produced to support clinicians and others in providing high-quality care for older people living with frailty as they move towards the end of their lives.  Read the full guidance here: buff.ly/1iRd8VS

In 2024, we published Be proactive: Evidence supporting proactive care for older people with frailty and Be proactive: Delivering proactive care for older people with frailty. In this video, Dr Deb Gompertz and Dr Anna Folwell reflect on the Proactive care documents. buff.ly/YmsfmQL

Thank you to everyone who contributed to our #AHPsDay theme this year. View our AHPs Day blog at buff.ly/QEB4xlD

This course has been designed specifically for the healthcare leadership context. Do have a look at the details below and follow the link for more.

Happy #AHPsDay! We’re celebrating Allied Health Professions (AHPs) and the vital role they play in ensuring people receive the right care, in the right place, at the right time. AHPs from across the UK have come together to share their reflections. Discover the full collection: buff.ly/QEB4xlD

Yesterday, our Honorary Sec and VP for Policy, Deb Gompertz, gave evidence to the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Allied Health Professionals for their inquiry into neighbourhoods. We look forward to seeing their report.

Have you read our "Pragmatic prescribing to reduce harm for older people with moderate to severe frailty" document? It aims to support prescribing decisions for older people with moderate to severe frailty. buff.ly/Q2dLcic

Explaining CGA to patients can be tricky. We have produced a leaflet and infographic explaining CGA in non-clinical terms for the benefit of patients. Please print these out and use them when explaining CGA to those in your care. buff.ly/kE2EfhE

Core20PLUS5 Framework: Reducing healthcare inequalities among older people. This framework from BGS aims to help identify people who have unequal access to and experience of healthcare, and to target action to counter that inequality. buff.ly/76ULsf5

Deconditioning is a major and preventable contributor to loss of independence among older adults. This hub has been created to support our members in improving outcomes for older people by identifying and preventing deconditioning. buff.ly/94JBnqS

A case study from Hounslow, where the system is being transformed to deliver a new model of integrated primary and community care for people with frailty and other complex needs. Just one of the fascinating parts of our Integrated systems resource. buff.ly/c1XjN52

Our 2026 Wales Autumn Meeting has begun in Wrexham. It's a great opportunity to keep up to date with the latest scientific research and the best clinical practice in the care of older people. You can still register now and watch it back online: buff.ly/sTwG9kd

With winter pressures already mounting, have a look at our Preparing for winter checklist we published last August. buff.ly/lCyyBQG buff.ly/gp6hqlM

The UK does not have enough geriatricians to care for its rapidly ageing population. Optimising the impact of geriatricians explains how the role of geriatricians has evolved and must continue to adapt to ensure older people receive the best possible care. buff.ly/lxx9dID

We are pleased to endorse Clinical Guideline for Perioperative Care of People with Parkinson’s Disease, a multidisciplinary pathway guideline developed by the Centre for Perioperative Care with people living with Parkinson’s, carers and multidisciplinary clinical experts. buff.ly/fGIqpbx

Our President, Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, is featured on this week's The Story podcast from The Times, which focuses on overprescribing. Give it a listen wherever you listen to podcasts. pod.link/1501716010/e...

Looking to learn, connect and keep up to date in geriatrics? BGS membership brings together a community of more than 6,000 professionals with a shared interest in improving healthcare for older people. Explore BGS membership: buff.ly/6uQPGba

SAS Week Blog: Celebrating a workforce at the heart of the NHS. Specialty, Associate Specialist and Specialist (SAS) doctors are a vital part of the NHS. This week celebrates them, and Dr Somaditya Bandyopadhyay, SAS Lead for the BGS, has written a blog to that end. buff.ly/8DGGUbQ

Have you had a chance to read Optimising the impact of geriatricians? This report from the BGS considers how healthcare services can make the best use of the limited and increasingly scarce resource of consultant geriatricians. Read it now: buff.ly/qtWzknL

The BGS Wales Autumn Meeting is coming up on 9 October! Join us in Wrexham or online for a day covering: • Anaemia and bone health in older adults • Geriatric medicine research • Brain health • Education and training updates • Acute care updates in Wales buff.ly/412UcHV

The BGS Scotland Autumn Meeting is underway. Topics include continence, nutrition, addressing sarcopenia and wellbeing, there is something for everyone who works in older people's healthcare. It's not too late to register online, and you can watch all the content back later. buff.ly/304eMYx

Fundraise for the BGS and help secure the future of older people's healthcare. buff.ly/UnYSwcg

With the Frailty and Dementia Modern Service Framework (MSF) expected to be published towards the end of this year, our latest blog explores practical steps that individuals and systems can take now to prepare for the implementation of the MSF. buff.ly/UgvsmWx

Applications are open for the BGS Rising Star Awards until 16 October! We have three awards, given to people who show exceptional promise in research or clinical quality work within older people's healthcare. If someone you know is a Rising Star, nominate them today! buff.ly/wsEnOM0

We are pleased to announce that Dr Susanne Arnold PhD has been appointed as the next Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. Amanda Riley has been selected as Deputy Chair following an election by the NAHPs Council. Read the full news story: buff.ly/Op0MLEx

We have a new resource on eFI2 and how to use it as a frailty screening tool at a practice, neighbourhood or population health level. Combined with other frailty identification measures, eFI2 can help delay the progression of frailty by allowing timely, targeted interventions. buff.ly/2ZKUhb5

Great to see so many people at our Cardiovascular and POPs conferences in Leeds this week. Don't miss our other upcoming conferences over the next fortnight: Scotland Autumn Meeting, 2 October, Glasgow and online: buff.ly/304eMYx Wales Autumn Meeting, 9 October, Wrexham and online: buff.ly/9TF2nVn

With this year’s theme of ‘Empowering pharmacists for healthier futures’, we’re shining a light on the next generation of pharmacists. Three pharmacy students reflected on their MED-AGE Summer Research Placement, co-funded by the BGS and Vivensa Foundation. #WorldPharmacistsDay buff.ly/buGJDaA

Happy World Pharmacists Day! Our Pharmacy Professionals Group are celebrating today’s theme, ‘Empowering Pharmacists for Healthier Futures’, with a blog exploring how pharmacists across all sectors are helping to shape healthier futures for older people. buff.ly/5fLvIwk

Wishing everyone attending our Cardiovascular and POPS conferences a great couple of days in Leeds. You can still register to view the online streams for both events: buff.ly/0H6eln8

There is just one week left to apply to be the founding Editor-in-Chief of Age and Ageing Advances, our new clinical journal launching in 2027. If you're an academic working in the field of geriatric medicine, take a look at the role and see if it's for you. buff.ly/s1uwnZT

📢 UK #HospitalAtHome Society Publishes First Guidance for Resident Doctor Training Placements “A UK Guide for the Implementation of Hospital at Home Training Placements for Resident Doctors.” Formally endorsed by the @gerisoc.bsky.social. 👉 buff.ly/xnzUPVH #ResidentDoctors

For #FallsAwarenessWeek, Dr Alasdair MacRae and Professor Dawn Skelton from the BGS Falls and Bone Health SIG Committee write for the BGS blog. Dawn's blog: buff.ly/uwtnvcI Alasdair's blog: buff.ly/uwOnBSw

One week left to apply to be our Social Care Lead! We're seeking a committed and enthusiastic BGS member with expertise in healthcare and social care to become our new Social Care Lead. Applications close on 29 September. buff.ly/EivqZm2

To mark #WorldAlzheimersDay, Dr Rachel Cowan, Co-Chair of the BGS Dementia, Delirium and Brain Health SIG, writes the latest BGS blog on the importance of early diagnosis in dementia. Read the blog: buff.ly/inRMtHo