Geriatrics guidelines

26 current geriatrics guidelines from national agencies, European societies, and HTA bodies, across 12 source groups. eUvidence anchors geriatrics answers to this guidance; each entry links to the issuing body’s own page.

European societies· 3

• STOPP/START Criteria for Potentially Inappropriate Prescribing in Older People: Version 3

  STOPP/START · European expert panel in geriatric pharmacotherapy (European Geriatric Medicine) · 2023 · consensus statement

• World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults: A Global Initiative

  WFG · Task Force on Global Guidelines for Falls in Older Adults · 2022

• Sarcopenia: Revised European Consensus on Definition and Diagnosis (EWGSOP2)

  EWGSOP2 · European Working Group on Sarcopenia in Older People (European Geriatric Medicine Society) · 2019 · consensus statement

Belgium· 1

• Young-onset dementia: paving the way for an integrated care pathway in Belgium

  KCE · Belgian Health Care Knowledge Centre · 2025 · good practice guide

Denmark· 1

• The Frail Older Patient: Clinical Guideline for General Practice

  DSAM · Dansk Selskab for Almen Medicin · 2023

Finland· 1

• Hip Fracture

  Kaypa hoito · Finnish Medical Society Duodecim and the Finnish Orthopaedic Association · 2017

France· 3

• How to Identify Frailty in Ambulatory Care

  HAS · Haute Autorite de Sante · 2013 · good practice guide

• Alzheimer's Disease and Related Disorders: Diagnosis and Management

  HAS · Haute Autorite de Sante · 2011 · recommendation

• Assessment and Management of Older People with Recurrent Falls

  HAS · Haute Autorite de Sante · 2009 · recommendation

Germany· 3

• Delirium in Older Age - A Cross-Sectoral, Interdisciplinary-Interprofessional Guideline on Delirium Prevention, Diagnosis and Treatment in Older People

  DGG · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Geriatrie / Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Gerontopsychiatrie und -psychotherapie · 2026

• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in Hospitalised Patients

  DGG · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Geriatrie · 2024

• Clinical Nutrition and Hydration in Older Persons

  DGEM · Deutsche Gesellschaft fuer Ernaehrungsmedizin · 2024

Italy· 1

• Multidimensional Assessment of the Elderly Person

  SIGOT-SIMG · Societa Italiana di Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio / Societa Italiana di Medicina Generale e delle Cure Primarie · 2023

Netherlands· 3

• Prevention of Falls in Older People

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2026

• Delirium in Adults and Older People

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2014

• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)

  FMS · Federatie Medisch Specialisten · 2010

Norway· 1

• National Clinical Guideline for Dementia

  Helsedir · Norwegian Directorate of Health · 2026

Spain· 2

• Update of the Consensus Document on Prevention of Frailty in the Older Person (2022)

  MSAN · Ministerio de Sanidad · 2022 · consensus statement

• Good Clinical Practice Guide in Geriatrics: Frailty and Nutrition in the Elderly

  SEGG · Sociedad Espanola de Geriatria y Gerontologia · 2014 · good practice guide

Sweden· 1

• National Guidelines for Care and Services in Dementia Disease

  Socialstyrelsen · National Board of Health and Welfare · 2017

United Kingdom· 6

• Falls: Assessment and Prevention in Older People and in People 50 and Over at Higher Risk

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2025

• Delirium Hub

  BGS · British Geriatrics Society · 2023 · good practice guide

• Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Toolkit for Primary Care Practitioners

  BGS · British Geriatrics Society · 2019 · good practice guide

• Multimorbidity: Clinical Assessment and Management

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2016

• Medicines Optimisation: The Safe and Effective Use of Medicines to Enable the Best Possible Outcomes

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2015

• Delirium: Prevention, Diagnosis and Management in Hospital and Long-Term Care

  NICE · National Institute for Health and Care Excellence · 2010