Lucy Beishon

NIHR Academic Clinical Lecturer (Geriatric Medicine). Interested in dementia and care of older people research. Running/walking/swimming enthusiast 🏊‍♀️🏃‍♀️

[Sarah Mistry @SarahMistryBGS]

Patients over 65 years admitted to hospital as a medical emergency. Striking difference in outcomes explained by Emma Reynish @GeriSoc #bgsconf

[Lucy Pollock @lucypgeridoc]

I love this meeting every time ⁦@GeriSoc⁩ - so much to learn, old friends, new friends, pragmatic optimism, hard science, evidence and making things better for #OlderPeople and for all of us ❤️👏❤️👏❤️👏#BGSconf

[Mónica De Sousa @mmsas91]

Fantastic approach from Dr Saif Ahmed around our GMCR system @WWLNHS and future work around CGA integration and interoperability
#BGSconf #BGS25 @GeriSoc

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Are you passionate about developing the next generation of health and care researchers?

We are recruiting 3 new chairs for our Predoctoral Award funding committees in:
➡️Methodology
➡️Health & Care Professionals
➡️Local Authority

This is a strategic opportunity to influence the future of research leadership while championing equity, inclusion, and excellence in funding decisions.

Find out more and apply 👉 https://t.co/xpTGzDarGe
#NIHR #FundingOpportunity #ResearchLeadership #HealthandCare

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Cohort 2 of the NIHR Postdoctoral Award is now open! 🚀

Are you an early-career researcher looking to build your independence and leadership in health and social care research? The Postdoctoral Award covers salary, project costs & training.

📅 Applications open from 21 October - 16 December 2025

Check your eligibility and apply 👉 https://t.co/q5HBBXSgOP

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

🔔 Now open for applications: Programme Grants for Applied Research (PGfAR) – Oct 2025

💡 Under-represented disciplines & specialisms to drive transformational changes for patients and the public
🙇 Led/co-led by HCPs, AHPs & research methodologists
💰 Funding can range from £2–3.5M over 4–6 years
📅 Closes 2 Dec, 1pm

If your work can drive a transformative step-change in UK health & care - this is your moment to apply!

🔗 https://t.co/UKT9Orb4Gb
#ResearchFunding #HCPs #AHPs #AppliedResearch

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Professor @LucyChappell2 , NIHR Chief Executive, and Professor @WaljitD, NIHR Scientific Director for Research Capacity and Capabilities, are among those who have committed today to urgent action to reverse the decline in clinical academic posts.

Professor Waljit Dhillo said: “We are committed to working with partners across the sector to act on the actions outlined in the statement. NIHR is always looking at ways to improve how we attract, train and support outstanding clinical researchers to drive innovation across the health and care system."

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Brain training (such as sudoku) for 3 minutes a day could improve the brain health of older adults. In a study of more than 6,500 people aged 50 years and older, participants who completed brain training saw improvements in:

🧠thinking and problem-solving
🧠memory
🧠attention.

Improvements were small, but any improvement could have a big impact at the population level. Read the findings: https://t.co/owvWTeRf8J

#WorldAlzheimersMonth @AlzResearchUK

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

We’re offering #ResearchFunding to address the research priorities identified by @LindAlliance Priority Setting Partnerships.

For more details and to apply for funding, please see https://t.co/6UIzfeW0zG

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

NEW #ResearchFunding is available to evaluate the effectiveness of ambulance service led interventions.

For more details and to apply for funding, please visit: https://t.co/FZezmAKg5F

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Falls are the leading cause of hospital admissions and injury-related deaths in people aged over 65.

Despite lots of work into falls prevention, falls still occur and we’re funding research to evaluate the clinical and cost-effectiveness of an intervention focused on (re)training older adults to independently return to standing following a fall.

For more details and to apply for #ResearchFunding, please see: https://t.co/JWJjfJE67K

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

We have has signed a joint statement with other major UK research funders, committing to better inclusion of older adults in health and care research ✍️

The statement sets out a shared commitment to actively support the inclusion of older adults in research, challenge unjustified exclusion and ensure that research is designed with equity in mind and better reflects the diversity of the UK. With inclusion being a condition of funding, NIHR wants to see more researchers include older people in their funding applications.

Find out more and read the full statement 👇
https://t.co/IqciorDbok

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Develop your leadership and management skills with our 15 free online modules. They share the latest leadership tools to enable you to reflect on and practise new approaches.

Login or register on NIHR Learn to find out more:
https://t.co/jyhnh0CLyd

[Sandra Billinger @Sandy_REACHLab]

📢 Paper published. 📢“Dysregulation of cerebral perfusion dynamics is associated with/ #AD” in @journal_ad 🙌🏻🙌🏻 #BB8

@J_C_MD_PhD -this is the paper you asked about.

For those going to CARNet, the lead author Vasilis Marmeralis, PhD will be presenting.

https://t.co/vZuB2rb5Cj

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Evidence from NIHR-funded research showed that virtual wards can deliver better, more cost-effective care for older people at home 🏠

The research informed a new NHS England policy, bringing hospitals into the community, a key focus within the government’s recently published 10 year Health Plan.

Read the full story 👇
https://t.co/Fg9BdROIQI

[Jenni Burton 💙💚 @JenniKBurton]

Really hoping digital solutions are being found to enable eFI2 to be accessible throughout 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 as a population tool for identifying and supporting older people living with frailty @online_his @GeriSoc @dhiscotland #datachangeslives

[LeedsFrailtyEducation @LeedsFrailtyEd]

72 hours to get people/keep people moving or their outcomes drastically deteriorate

[British Geriatrics Society @GeriSoc]

Advance Care Planning: A Patient Journey is now available. It's the first in a new series of short Microlearning CDP courses from BGS. It's totally free for our members, and available at a small cost for non-members.
https://t.co/EBivsEQzPq

[Sean Ninan @sean9n]

It’s time for an end to torso-based medicine. It’s not practical or possible for all older people to get a CGA. But they should all get an assessment of cognition and function. What is their 4AT? And how are they mobilising today (compared to normal) should be as common as NEWS

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

Are you preparing an application for our #PostdoctoralAward?

In this blog, Professor Eileen Kaner and Professor Umesh Kadam, chair and co-chair of the funding committee, share insights into what the committee looks for when shortlisting applications.

From distinctive research ideas to clarity in presentation, their tips could make all the difference in crafting a competitive application.

Have a read ➡️https://t.co/Lf0Zboi0l3