British Geriatrics Society publish ‘Overcoming barriers to age-attuned care’
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) has published a report entitled, ‘Overcoming barriers to age-attuned care’.
The report follows a roundtable event that the BGS held in October 2025 with health and social care leaders which focused on how health systems can be improved to better meet the needs of older people whilst aligning with the NHS 10 Year Plan (which we reported on here: https://journalofdementiacare.co.uk/uk-government-launch-fit-for-the-future-10-year-health-plan-for-england).
Professor Jugdeep Dhesi, BGS President, says of the roundtable and report:
“We were pleased to bring together such a high-calibre group of senior leaders to discuss older people’s healthcare, and we thank everyone who participated in our event. We are all ageing, and by improving health systems for older people now, we are investing in our own future care. We urge leaders to be strategic in renewing their commitment to joined-up, person-centred care for older people who depend on the NHS, many of whom live with long-term conditions, including frailty and dementia. It is essential that system leaders use the opportunity and framework provided by the Ten Year Health Plan to develop age-attuned systems so that we can all access high quality care, where and when we need it.”
You can read the report here: https://www.bgs.org.uk/roundtable25