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<li>Access to comprehensive geriatric assessment, personalised care plans for treatment and follow-up for all older people with frailty, dementia, complex and multiple and long term conditions.</li> <li>The building of greater capacity in intermediate care.</li> <li>Staff across all care sectors to develop competencies in the management of older patients.</li> <li>Measures of care to focus on what matters most to older people and their families.</li> </ul> <p>We respond to public consultations to inform and influence the development of healthcare policy with the aim of ensuring that the key changes that we are calling for are addressed.</p> <p>The BGS produces publications including clinical best practice guidance, and is involved with a number of collaborative projects and pilots across the UK.</p> <p>Journalists seeking information about our work, or expert comment on older people’s healthcare, please visit our <a href="/media-enquiries">Media Enquiries page</a>.</p> 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class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> The European Academy for Medicine of Ageing is an advanced postgraduate course in geriatric medicine designed to inspire and develop future leaders in academic geriatrics and older people’s healthcare across Europe. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-new-age-uk-report-state-of-health-and-care" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-07-11/AgeUK_stateofhealth.png?itok=5jJb-TIv&timestamp=1689067090 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source 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new Age UK report State of Health and Care </h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-07-11T00:00:00+01:00">11 July 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> The BGS has responded to the Age UK report, State of Health and Care of Older People, published today. The briefing, which examines the pressures faced by health and care services since the COVID pandemic, identifies that hospitals and other health and care services for older people are continuing to experience increased demand. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-nhs-long-term-workforce-plan" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-30/WF2023.jpg?itok=HrIBwss4&timestamp=1688141389 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-30/WF2023.jpg?itok=AVsFmWQf&timestamp=1688141389 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-30/WF2023.jpg?itok=1pQwIVVU&timestamp=1688141389 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-30/WF2023.jpg?itok=iDV9MDyw&timestamp=1688141389 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-30/WF2023.jpg?itok=iDV9MDyw&timestamp=1688141389" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS responds to NHS Long Term Workforce Plan</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-30T00:00:00+01:00">30 June 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Today, 30 June 2023, the much anticipated NHS Long Term Workforce Plan was published. This plan sets out how the NHS will address existing vacancies and meet the challenge of rising demand for healthcare by increasing recruitment and retention of staff over the next 15 years. The plan describes the significant investment in training and upskilling the workforce that will be needed to meet current needs and an ageing population. It also highlights new ways of working, which will make greater use of technology. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a href="/GIRFTsixsteps" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-27/sixsteps_0.jpg?itok=aEBFAr_T&timestamp=1687860780 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-06-27/sixsteps_0.jpg?itok=crEwoDXC&timestamp=1687860780 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source 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2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Today the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and Getting It Right First Time (GIRFT) published new guidance aimed at supporting hospital teams to improve care for older people living with frailty. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-5 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-leads-open-letter-to-secretary-of-state-regarding-major-conditions-strategy" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-06-27/Website%20card%20template%20%281375%20x%20773%29.png?itok=3pDFkswL&timestamp=1687864052 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source 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</picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS leads open letter to Secretary of State regarding Major Conditions Strategy</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-06-27T00:00:00+01:00">27 June 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> BGS has joined forces with five other health and care organisations to write an open letter to the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care about the Major Conditions Strategy on the closing day of the Department of Health and Social Care’s consultation. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> Policy </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-6 views-row-even"> <a href="/BGScallsformoregeriatricians" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-24/The%20case%20for%20more%20geris%20-%20General%20%282%29.jpg?itok=qSIsVrgH&timestamp=1684926080 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-24/The%20case%20for%20more%20geris%20-%20General%20%282%29.jpg?itok=FwxpwCUG&timestamp=1684926080 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-24/The%20case%20for%20more%20geris%20-%20General%20%282%29.jpg?itok=u7aw0rwK&timestamp=1684926080 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source 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new report, ‘The case for more geriatricians: Strengthening the workforce to care for an ageing population’. Geriatricians are specialists in healthcare for older people. While many professions are involved in the care of older people, geriatricians provide leadership of geriatric medicine services, particularly focusing on those patients with frailty and complex long-term conditions. This publication reveals significant variation across the UK in the number of geriatricians available to care for older people. The report indicates that while there are 282 geriatricians for approximately every million people over the age of 65 years old in London, there are only 96 for a similar population in the East Midlands. This means that there are parts of the country where the lack of geriatricians results in older people waiting longer to receive a level of care that is inferior to what they would expect and to what their clinicians would wish to provide. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-7 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/dr-shiv-bhakta-and-dr-marc-%C3%B6sterdahl-awarded-bgsdunhill-medical-trust-doctoral" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-17/Dunhill%20Fellow%20Announcement%202023%20%282%29.png?itok=FfBEhDeD&timestamp=1684308048 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-17/Dunhill%20Fellow%20Announcement%202023%20%282%29.png?itok=LIFKjops&timestamp=1684308048 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-17/Dunhill%20Fellow%20Announcement%202023%20%282%29.png?itok=-iKtShzV&timestamp=1684308048 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-17/Dunhill%20Fellow%20Announcement%202023%20%282%29.png?itok=TmJ96Joq&timestamp=1684308048 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-17/Dunhill%20Fellow%20Announcement%202023%20%282%29.png?itok=TmJ96Joq&timestamp=1684308048" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Dr Shiv Bhakta and Dr Marc Österdahl awarded BGS/Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Fellowships</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-05-16T00:00:00+01:00">16 May 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Dr Shiv Bhakta and Dr Marc Österdahl have been awarded joint British Geriatrics Society/Dunhill Medical Trust Doctoral Training Fellowships to carry out PhD research benefiting the healthcare of older people. The Fellowships aim to support research projects that have the potential to prevent, delay or reduce future health and social care requirements and to improve older people’s quality of life. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-8 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/age-and-ageing-launches-new-cardiovascular-themed-collection" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-05/A%26A%20-%20Stroke%20General%20%281200%20x%20675%20px%29.png?itok=7xYtJlBI&timestamp=1683279843 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-05/A%26A%20-%20Stroke%20General%20%281200%20x%20675%20px%29.png?itok=RtM7mFfv&timestamp=1683279843 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-05/A%26A%20-%20Stroke%20General%20%281200%20x%20675%20px%29.png?itok=P0KTwUgT&timestamp=1683279843 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-05/A%26A%20-%20Stroke%20General%20%281200%20x%20675%20px%29.png?itok=1Dkh8eiy&timestamp=1683279843 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-05-05/A%26A%20-%20Stroke%20General%20%281200%20x%20675%20px%29.png?itok=1Dkh8eiy&timestamp=1683279843" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Age and Ageing launches new cardiovascular themed collection</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-05-05T00:00:00+01:00">05 May 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> The official journal of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS), Age and Ageing, has published a brand new themed collection on the topic of cardiovascular disease in older people. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-9 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/professor-jugdeep-dhesi-awarded-prestigious-william-farr-medal-by-the-worshipful" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-27/Jugdeep%20Dhesi.jpg?itok=tA7TyOz7&timestamp=1682590392 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-27/Jugdeep%20Dhesi.jpg?itok=DG_HBBlf&timestamp=1682590392 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-27/Jugdeep%20Dhesi.jpg?itok=6ZF0rkzZ&timestamp=1682590392 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-27/Jugdeep%20Dhesi.jpg?itok=NFsPIkL-&timestamp=1682590392 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-27/Jugdeep%20Dhesi.jpg?itok=NFsPIkL-&timestamp=1682590392" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Professor Jugdeep Dhesi awarded prestigious William Farr Medal by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-04-27T00:00:00+01:00">27 April 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, President Elect of the British Geriatrics Society and Deputy Director for the Centre for Perioperative Care, has been awarded the prestigious William Farr Medal 2022 by the Worshipful Society of Apothecaries. Professor Dhesi will be presented with her medal at the Galen & Farr Awards Ceremony and Dinner on Wednesday 24 May. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-10 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-latest-social-care-announcement" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-04/white%20paper%20v2_0.jpg?itok=ZhfdeyGx&timestamp=1680618422 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-04/white%20paper%20v2_0.jpg?itok=znQ71U3v&timestamp=1680618422 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-04/white%20paper%20v2_0.jpg?itok=E7LfKhVT&timestamp=1680618422 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-04/white%20paper%20v2_0.jpg?itok=uElsHvAk&timestamp=1680618422 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-04-04/white%20paper%20v2_0.jpg?itok=uElsHvAk&timestamp=1680618422" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS responds to latest social care announcement</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-04-04T00:00:00+01:00">04 April 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> In December 2021, the UK Government published a white paper on adult social care in which there was a commitment to invest “at least £500m over the next three years to begin to transform the way we support the social care workforce”. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-11 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-public-satisfaction-with-nhs-falling-to-lowest-levels-in-40-years" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-30/BSA%202022%20v3.jpg?itok=BadEWnxy&timestamp=1680174100 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-30/BSA%202022%20v3.jpg?itok=K4D0JWV2&timestamp=1680174100 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-30/BSA%202022%20v3.jpg?itok=XaVAEvYf&timestamp=1680174100 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-30/BSA%202022%20v3.jpg?itok=P2E9TdvE&timestamp=1680174100 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-30/BSA%202022%20v3.jpg?itok=P2E9TdvE&timestamp=1680174100" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS responds to public satisfaction with NHS falling to lowest levels in 40 years</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-03-30T00:00:00+01:00">30 March 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> On 29 March 2023 results of the British Social Attitudes (BSA) 2022 survey, conducted by the National Centre for Social Research, showed that overall satisfaction with the NHS fell to 29% – a 7% point decrease from 2021. This is the lowest level of satisfaction recorded since the survey began in 1983. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-12 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-budget-2023" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-15/coins-2512279_1920.jpg?itok=k2TMZTi9&timestamp=1678892843 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-15/coins-2512279_1920.jpg?itok=RaIjehMK&timestamp=1678892843 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-15/coins-2512279_1920.jpg?itok=KWVlubKZ&timestamp=1678892843 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-15/coins-2512279_1920.jpg?itok=vPEuHNHf&timestamp=1678892843 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-15/coins-2512279_1920.jpg?itok=vPEuHNHf&timestamp=1678892843" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS responds to Budget 2023</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-03-16T00:00:00+00:00">16 March 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> On 15 March Chancellor of the Exchequer Jeremy Hunt delivered his Spring Budget 2023 in the House of Commons. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-13 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/joining-the-dots-a-blueprint-for-preventing-and-managing-frailty-in-older-people" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-06/Website%20card%20Blueprint.png?itok=w2YtehZd&timestamp=1678098950 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-06/Website%20card%20Blueprint.png?itok=js3OBEqt&timestamp=1678098950 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-06/Website%20card%20Blueprint.png?itok=r3prFXrg&timestamp=1678098950 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-06/Website%20card%20Blueprint.png?itok=qnNKqh6U&timestamp=1678098950 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-03-06/Website%20card%20Blueprint.png?itok=qnNKqh6U&timestamp=1678098950" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-03-06T00:00:00+00:00">06 March 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> The British Geriatrics Society today launches ‘Joining the Dots: A blueprint for preventing and managing frailty in older people.’ This document aims to show what good-quality age-attuned integrated care for older people looks like. It is intended to help commissioners in the design and delivery of health and care services for older people. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-14 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-responds-to-age-uk%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98fixing-the-foundations%E2%80%99-report" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2023-02-17/Fixing%20the%20foundations%20v2.jpg?itok=9DCBrFtb&timestamp=1676632626 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2023-02-17/Fixing%20the%20foundations%20v2.jpg?itok=2KRb3FLi&timestamp=1676632626 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2023-02-17/Fixing%20the%20foundations%20v2.jpg?itok=UHag-IuQ&timestamp=1676632626 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-02-17/Fixing%20the%20foundations%20v2.jpg?itok=qZdurAyZ&timestamp=1676632626 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2023-02-17/Fixing%20the%20foundations%20v2.jpg?itok=qZdurAyZ&timestamp=1676632626" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS responds to Age UK’s ‘Fixing the foundations’ report</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-02-17T00:00:00+00:00">17 February 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Age UK has today published Fixing the Foundations – a report focused on the issues older people with health problems face accessing care in the community. This report draws on interviews with older people with a range of health problems and caring responsibilities. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-15 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-statement-on-industrial-action-across-the-nhs" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/news-article/images/2019-01-31/BGS%20Holding%20Image%205.jpg?itok=uhmJeEYt&timestamp=1548942180 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/news-article/images/2019-01-31/BGS%20Holding%20Image%205.jpg?itok=bLkminiS&timestamp=1548942180 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/news-article/images/2019-01-31/BGS%20Holding%20Image%205.jpg?itok=jBQIpq3u&timestamp=1548942180 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2019-01-31/BGS%20Holding%20Image%205.jpg?itok=sQPQZedg&timestamp=1548942180 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/news-article/images/2019-01-31/BGS%20Holding%20Image%205.jpg?itok=sQPQZedg&timestamp=1548942180" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS statement on industrial action across the NHS</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-02-08T00:00:00+00:00">08 February 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> As more healthcare professionals vote on joining the ranks of those already taking industrial action, the BGS is becoming increasingly concerned about the effects of the lack of resolution to the various disputes, both on patient care and on the workforce. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> News </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-16 views-row-even"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-representation-to-the-chancellor-ahead-of-the-spring-budget" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-wide/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-02-01/Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg?itok=-NyflyP-&timestamp=1675271097 1x" media="(min-width: 75em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-normal/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-02-01/Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg?itok=ckTsIvxj&timestamp=1675271097 1x" media="(min-width: 60em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-narrow/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-02-01/Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg?itok=oApyG5Y_&timestamp=1675271097 1x" media="(min-width: 45em)" /> <source srcset="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-02-01/Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg?itok=RJdu9MlU&timestamp=1675271097 1x" media="(min-width: 0em)" /> <!--[if IE 9]></video><![endif]--> <img src="https://www.bgs.org.uk/sites/default/files/styles/grid-6-mobile/public/content/policy-update/images/2023-02-01/Mr_Jeremy_Hunt_crop_2.jpg?itok=RJdu9MlU&timestamp=1675271097" alt="" title="" /> </picture></div> </div> <div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>BGS representation to the Chancellor ahead of the Spring Budget</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-02-01T00:00:00+00:00">01 February 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> The BGS has submitted a written representation to England's Chancellor of the Exchequer, Jeremy Hunt, ahead of the Spring Budget, in which it urges the Chancellor to prioritise investment in rehabilitation services, providing care closer to home, provision of healthcare in care homes and the health and social care workforce. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> Policy </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-17 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/bgs-response-to-nhs-england-urgent-and-emergency-care-recovery-plan" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div 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class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2023-01-26T00:00:00+00:00">26 January 2023</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> On 24 January 2023, the Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay MP announced a Major Conditions Strategy which will focus on cancers, cardiovascular diseases, including stroke and diabetes, chronic respiratory diseases, dementia, mental ill health and musculoskeletal disorders. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-type"> Policy </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-19 views-row-odd"> <a href="/policy-and-media/prestigious-dhole-eddlestone-memorial-prize-awarded-to-scientific-paper-examining" class="card"> <div class="card-image"> <div class="card-image-wrapper"><picture > <!--[if IE 9]><video style="display: none;"><![endif]--> <source 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whole of society but has greatest impact on older people. 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