British Geriatrics Society

06/08/2026

Dementia in the Community - new microlearning course from the BGS.
We are pleased to announce that the first module in a new microlearning series, Healthcare in the Community, is now live. As with all our elearning and microlearning, this course is free if you are a BGS member.
This course provides an introduction and overview of dementia, its management, and community care strategies.

Group purchase is also available for 10 or more users in the same organisation. Find out more today: https://buff.ly/ScgIy3e

05/08/2026

To mark the annual Changeover Day in the NHS, Dr Tilly Gardener, our Junior Member representative on the BGS Trainees Council, shares her advice for newly qualified doctors starting their first placement today. Read the blog:

Dr Tilly Gardener reflects on her first year as a doctor to mark Changeover Day, the first Wednesday in August where newly qualified resident doctors start their careers.

05/08/2026

New BGS report: Optimising the impact of geriatricians

Health and care systems across the UK are facing sustained workforce constraints at the same time as demand from an ageing population continues to rise. This report considers how healthcare services can make the best use of the limited and increasingly scarce resource of consultant geriatricians. Read it now: https://buff.ly/qtWzknL

04/08/2026

It is our great pleasure to announce that Professor Martin Vernon has been elected as the new President Elect of the BGS. Following a two-year term as President Elect, he will become BGS President. Read our full story, including Professor Vernon’s reaction: https://buff.ly/7aTUclN

03/08/2026

Don't miss our webinar tomorrow from 14:00-15:00 on implementing AI in older people's community healthcare settings. The session is free for BGS members and will also be available on demand. Register:

A BGS webinar on implementing AI in older people community healthcare settings

31/07/2026

Great to see Age and Ageing, our international clinical geriatrics journal, cited in this BBC article! https://buff.ly/Owlq9ui
Read the Age and Ageing article here: https://buff.ly/4Lbqdc1

Specialist doctors visit Clifford Craske at his care home to try to keep him out of hospital.

31/07/2026

Care home residents make up less than 1% of the population but account for around 8% of hospital admissions.
In a new blog, Dr Matthew Butler writes on behalf of the EnRICH (Enhanced Reviews in Care Homes) team, whose service evaluation is published in Age and Ageing.
https://buff.ly/Q01wDIl

Dr Matthew Butler is a Consultant Geriatrician at Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust. He writes on behalf of the EnRICH team, whose service evaluation is published in Age and Ageing.

30/07/2026

Today, the Nuffield Trust has published a report on long waits for a hospital bed in an emergency. The problem of long waits is not new, and it is time we saw real action to tackle it.
The report includes many shocking statistics highlighting the disproportionate effect of the issue on older people. In February this year, for example, 43% of patients aged over 80 who were admitted spent 12 hours or more in A&E from arrival to admission. Read our response here: https://buff.ly/CI1RkYD

Today, the Nuffield Trust has published a report on long waits for a hospital bed in an emergency. The problem of long waits is not new, and it is time we saw real action to tackle it.

29/07/2026

We are so close to signing up our 6,000th member! Join the BGS this summer for the chance to win a year of free membership if you become our 6,000th member. Become a member at https://buff.ly/AFR3rP9

29/07/2026

With another heatwave arriving, BGS Policy Manager Sally Greenbrook shares further details on why steps must be taken to support older people during hot weather. Take a look at the blog:

Summer 2026 so far has been exceptionally hot. At the time of writing (late July), the country was approaching its fourth heatwave of the summer. Daytime temperatures in large parts of the country are very high, even outside of official heatwaves, and there hasn’t been any significant rain in near...