Sue Bridge

Frailty ACP, Weymouth and Portland PCN, always a physio.

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

👏 Thank you @AshleyDalton_MP

Prehabilitation and rehabilitation are embedded in the National Cancer Plan in England for the first time, giving every person with cancer the support they need to improve outcomes.

Read more: https://t.co/cIdLQKRn1u

#RightToRehab

[Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc]

Fab new small but growing festival in Watchet - poetry nature fantasy games and more, and I’ll be talking interesting sad funny important stuff about #GettingOlder on Sat 21st Feb pls share and come along!
Words in Watchet – Somerset Literary Festival https://t.co/jOPpQEauxx

[Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc]

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[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Our latest elearning course, Continence in Older People, is now available. What's more, this course is free to BGS members!

The course covers the impact continence has on the older population, the symptoms, causes, and treatment options. https://t.co/ln7MBCO4Ro

[Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc]

Loved talking with @JonnyUnderhill - learned lots from him and from Minna and Phil too 👏👏here’s to a bright future

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Our Core20PLUS5 Framework is a valuable resource to help you identify people who have unequal access to and experience of healthcare, and to target action to counter that inequality. https://t.co/iIMcri7Lab

[Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc]

Bravo! @hmkyale explains that our choice is between ‘a system that has finally integrated the science of aging into cardiovascular care or one that continues to treat our most common patients as exceptional cases. Our science must finally and fully reflect the people we serve’.

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Happy New Year! There's several abstract deadlines this month including the 3rd World Falls Congress call for abstracts closing on 19 January. Hear @Toby_Ellmers share more about his talk at the Congress. Register at https://t.co/tTzFkjgFP8

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

We have a series of BGS portals on our website which feature an overview of key BGS materials on core topics relating to the care of older people. Have a look at our Rehabilitation portal: https://t.co/Q5W8qyN9k4

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

This Christmas, remind a loved one that it's never too late to get stronger.

To get started, visit https://t.co/uXqKgND5sc for simple strengthening exercises and guidance from physiotherapists.

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

📢 The abstract submission deadline for the 3rd World Falls Congress has been extended to 19 January 2026. Submit your work for a chance to have your research featured as a poster or platform presentation: https://t.co/tTzFkjgFP8

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Welcome to the 1st day of BGS! Over the next 12 days, we'll be celebrating our highlights of 2025.
July saw the launch of a brand new BGS resource hub on Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. CGA is the cornerstone of good quality care for older people. https://t.co/9xOFb28IU4

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Read our latest 'Did you know' blog about the 3rd World Falls Congress taking place in June 2026. https://t.co/wqXjnwd0Ry

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Core20PLUS5 Framework: Reducing healthcare inequalities among older people.
This new framework from BGS aims to help identify people who have unequal access to and experience of healthcare, and to target action to counter that inequality. https://t.co/iIMcri7Lab

[James Adams @jaa_adams]

We need to come together to deliver better joined up care & neighbourhood health. Every system needs a frailty strategy. Identification & CGA at scale. Frailty Workforce & education. Check out @GeriSoc resources for age attuned integrated care, join the dots blueprint & much more

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Our President @JKDhesi was on @itvnews this lunchtime talking about the @NAOorguk report on primary and community healthcare for people living with frailty. It's great to see this issue getting the attention it deserves.

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

We have a series of BGS portals on our website which feature an overview of key BGS materials on core topics relating to the care of older people. Have a look at our Rehabilitation portal: https://t.co/Q5W8qyN9k4

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Our latest elearning course, Continence in Older People, is now available. What's more, this course is free to BGS members!

The course covers the impact continence has on the older population, the symptoms, causes, and treatment options. https://t.co/ln7MBCO4Ro

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

BGS President @JKDhesi has responded to this article from @mancunianmedic, reiterating the need to support expert generalists and highlighting the need for all clinicians to have the skills to care for older people. You can read her response here: https://t.co/aAACMOBXTC

[Chartered Society of Physiotherapy (CSP) @thecsp]

Member Karen Poole represented the CSP in Parliament, giving evidence to inform the 10-year workforce plan for the NHS in England.

We're calling for a plan that fully recognises physiotherapy and rehabilitation as central to achieving the NHS’s goals: https://t.co/1va4JbMc9V