British Geriatrics Society

06/10/2026

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.

From CPD-accredited learning and events to free access to our Age and Ageing high-impact clinical journal, Special Interest Groups and our AGENDA magazine, there are plenty of ways to make the most of your membership.

With member discounts, free webinars, elearning and microlearning, there are opportunities to learn and connect throughout the year.

Explore BGS membership: https://buff.ly/6uQPGba

05/10/2026

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.

Listen to The UK’s overprescription epidemic from The Story wherever you get your podcasts!

05/10/2026

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, consultant geriatrician at Surrey and Sussex Healthcare NHS Trust and SAS Lead for the BGS, has written a blog to that end.

SAS Week 2026, from 5–9 October, provides an opportunity not only to celebrate the contribution of Specialty, Associate Specialist and Specialist (SAS) doctors across the NHS, but also to reflect on how the SAS career is evolving and what more needs to be done to support this important part of the...

04/10/2026

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: https://buff.ly/qtWzknL

03/10/2026

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

There is also a dedicated Trainees Day on 8 October.
Find out more and register at

Join us in Wrexham and online for the BGS Wales Autumn Meeting on 9 October 2026.

02/10/2026

The BGS Scotland Autumn Meeting is underway. Covering topics including continence, nutrition, 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 at your convenience. https://buff.ly/304eMYx

01/10/2026

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

30/09/2026

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.

MSFs are intended to set an aspirational goal for health services along with interventions that will work towards achieving that goal and delivering improvements for those receiving care and reducing unwarranted variation across the country. The MSF on Frailty and Dementia represents a once-in-a-generation opportunity to transform older people’s healthcare in England.

The Ten Year Health Plan for England, published in July 2025, committed to the development of Modern Service Frameworks (MSFs) to drive improvement across different areas of health. We were pleased that the first tranche included an MSF on Frailty and Dementia, for which our own President, Professor...

29/09/2026

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 and have the potential to be leaders within healthcare for older people. If someone you know is a Rising Star, nominate them today!
⭐️ Rising Star Award for Research
⭐️ Rising Star Award for Clinical Quality
⭐️ Rising Star Award for Research (Nurses & Allied Health Professionals)
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28/09/2026

We are pleased to announce that Dr Susanne Arnold PhD has been appointed as the next Chair of the BGS Nurse and AHPs Council. Susanne is the current Deputy Chair and has held the role since 2024. Amanda Riley has been selected as the next Deputy Chair following an election by the NAHPs Council. Both will officially take up their roles in November 2026.
Read the full news story: https://buff.ly/Op0MLEx