@LBeishon

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

 Leicester, England
Joined August 2017
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Patients over 65 years admitted to hospital as a medical emergency. Striking difference in outcomes explained by Emma Reynish @GeriSoc #bgsconf
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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
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Fantastic approach from Dr Saif Ahmed around our GMCR system @WWLNHS and future work around CGA integration and interoperability #BGSconf #BGS25 @GeriSoc
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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 👉 nihr.ac.uk/get-involved/comm… #NIHR #FundingOpportunity #ResearchLeadership #HealthandCare
We’re recruiting 3 new Chairs for our NIHR Predoctoral Award funding committees in: Methodology, Health & Care Professionals, Local Authority. Apply if eligible

ALT We’re recruiting 3 new Chairs for our NIHR Predoctoral Award funding committees in: Methodology, Health & Care Professionals, Local Authority. Apply if eligible

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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 👉 nihr.ac.uk/funding/postdocto…
Cohort 2 of the NIHR Postdoctoral Award is now open for applications 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.

ALT Cohort 2 of the NIHR Postdoctoral Award is now open for applications 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.

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🔔 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! 🔗 nihr.ac.uk/funding/programme… #ResearchFunding #HCPs #AHPs #AppliedResearch
NIHR funding Programme Grants for Applied Health Research (PGfAR) - October 2025 Research inspired by under-represented disciplines and specialisms to drive transformational changes for patients and the public Closes 2 December 2025, 1pm

ALT NIHR funding Programme Grants for Applied Health Research (PGfAR) - October 2025 Research inspired by under-represented disciplines and specialisms to drive transformational changes for patients and the public Closes 2 December 2025, 1pm

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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."
Academy of Medical Sciences@acmedsci30 Sep 2025
Today we’re proud to share our Clinical Academics Summit statement, signed by 40+ organisations 🤝 ⚠️ Clinical academics are declining ✅ Our summit committed to action to help reverse this trend 👉 Read the full statement: bit.ly/4o0g43m
A quote card featuring Professor Rosalind Smyth CBC FMedSci, saying "The decline in clinical academic numbers represents a genuine threat to patient care and the UK's research leadership. This statement shows that if we act with urgency and a shared commitment, we can reverse this trend. "

ALT A quote card featuring Professor Rosalind Smyth CBC FMedSci, saying "The decline in clinical academic numbers represents a genuine threat to patient care and the UK's research leadership. This statement shows that if we act with urgency and a shared commitment, we can reverse this trend. "

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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: evidence.nihr.ac.uk/alert/br… #WorldAlzheimersMonth @AlzResearchUK
NIHR logo. Image of an older woman holding a phone and smiling. "In today's society, where people are time-poor and frequently switching tasks on mobile devices, these findings are particularly relevant since they show that just 3 minutes of training can improve cognitive function." Anne Corbett, Professor of Dementia, University of Exeter

ALT NIHR logo. Image of an older woman holding a phone and smiling. "In today's society, where people are time-poor and frequently switching tasks on mobile devices, these findings are particularly relevant since they show that just 3 minutes of training can improve cognitive function." Anne Corbett, Professor of Dementia, University of Exeter

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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 nihr.ac.uk/funding/nihr-jame…
Funding: James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity

ALT Funding: James Lind Alliance Priority Setting Partnerships rolling funding opportunity

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NEW #ResearchFunding is available to evaluate the effectiveness of ambulance service led interventions. For more details and to apply for funding, please visit: nihr.ac.uk/funding/studies-e…
Funding: Evaluating the effectiveness of ambulance service led interventions

ALT Funding: Evaluating the effectiveness of ambulance service led interventions

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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: nihr.ac.uk/funding/return-st…
Funding: Return to standing after a fall. How effective are interventions that focus on training people to return to standing after a fall?

ALT Funding: Return to standing after a fall. How effective are interventions that focus on training people to return to standing after a fall?

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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 👇 nihr.ac.uk/news/nihr-and-res…
NEWS NIHR and UK research funders commit to better inclusion of older adults in health research

ALT NEWS NIHR and UK research funders commit to better inclusion of older adults in health research

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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: learn.nihr.ac.uk/course/view…
E-learning Leadership skills for researchers. Flexible online modules to help you learn the latest insights and study at your own pace. NIHR Learn learn.nihr.ac.uk

ALT E-learning Leadership skills for researchers. Flexible online modules to help you learn the latest insights and study at your own pace. NIHR Learn learn.nihr.ac.uk

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📢 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. alz-journals.onlinelibrary.w…

Dysregulation of cerebral perfusion dynamics is associated with Alzheimer's disease

INTRODUCTION A novel physio-marker, termed “cerebrovascular dynamics index” (CDI), was developed and evaluated in a multi-center National Institutes of Health (NIH)–funded study for improved diagno...

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
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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 👇 nihr.ac.uk/story/hospital-ho…
a person in a wheelchair. A carer is kneeling down next to them.

ALT a person in a wheelchair. A carer is kneeling down next to them.

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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
British Geriatrics Society@GeriSoc29 Jun 2025
In 2016, our journal, @Age_and_Ageing, published the Electronic Frailty Index. It was highly influential and is used across the NHS to identify frailty within a population. This revolutionary has been updated, with the Electronic Frailty Index 2 (eFI2)! buff.ly/d2K5abr
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72 hours to get people/keep people moving or their outcomes drastically deteriorate
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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. buff.ly/P22q6Hr
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Sean Ninan@sean9n17 Jun 2025
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
Sean Ninan@sean9n16 Jun 2025
Incredibly valuable and fits with what we see in practice. An abnormal 4AT score is not normal. I see many patients with moderate or even severe dementia with 4AT scores 1-3
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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 ➡️nihr.ac.uk/blog/characterist…
Blog: Characteristics of a great Postdoctoral Award application

ALT Blog: Characteristics of a great Postdoctoral Award application

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