Academic Unit for Ageing and Stroke Research

Developing an AI-Assisted Tool That Identifies Patients With Multimorbidity and Complex Polypharmacy to Improve the Process of Medication Reviews: Qualitative Interview and Focus Group Study Background: Structured medication reviews (SMRs) are an essential component of medication optimization, especially for patients with multimorbidity and polypharmacy. However, the process remains chall...

🚀 New publication out in JMIR – exploring how AI can truly support safer prescribing 🚀
Delighted to share our latest paper in the Journal of Medical Internet Research: doi.org/10.2196/74304

📢 ACMICS study is now open!
We’re excited to begin this important @nihr.bsky.social funded project.
ACMICS aims to support safer prescribing for older adults in hospital—particularly those at risk of delirium and falls due to anticholinergic medicines.

🔗 ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

Big Congratulations to Dr @drjessjohansson.bsky.social, who has been highly commended for two awards!

🏅 Public Carer & Patient Involvement Award at the UK Stroke Forum Conference
🏅 Significant Contribution Award by Bradford Centre for Qualitative Research

Well done, Jess!🌟

📌How do you evaluate public & patient involvement (PPI) in long-term research programmes, keeping PPI meaningful over years, not months?

📌See what we find out in our newly published paper in @uclpress.bsky.social
doi.org/10.14324/RFA...

Now it's time for some teamwork 😎

We explore how to address the national priotities over the next 10 years for ageing and stroke research:

➡ Analogue to Digital
➡ Hospital to Community
➡ Treatment to Prevention

Follow our page not to miss out on the latest ageing & stroke research insights

Experts Panel Discussion: “How can research drive better ageing and stroke rehabilitation in Bradford in 2025 and beyond?”

Our experts talked about operational transformation, proactive care pathways, alongside urgent challenges in workforce, and social care funding.

We’re excited to hear from Prof Mel Pickup, CEO of
@bthft.bsky.social

Key highlights:
✅ Support older people's independence
✅Translating research into practice at pace & scale
✅ Operational transformation – building teams that deliver change effectively.

ageingstrokeresearch.org

@westyorkshireca.bsky.social @wypartnership.bsky.social @drandyclegg.bsky.social @jamillahussain1.bsky.social
@gerisoc.bsky.social

We’re delighted to welcome Anna Dixon, MP for Shipley, formerly Founder & Director of the @ageingbetter.bsky.social, as our next speaker.

Anna is sharing insights on what the @england.nhs.uk 10-Year Plan might mean for older people and stroke survivors in the Bradford District.

We’re excited to begin our Away Day and welcome all our guests — including clinicians, policy makers, NHS senior leaders, and researchers.

Dr Oly Todd opened the day by welcoming everyone and Professor @drandyclegg.bsky.social is giving an overview of the work we’ve done for over 35 years.

Find out about the research study: ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

As we are moving closer to season's holiday, we want to share some of this year highlights

Let's start with Osteoporosis in Older Women study 💜

Huge thanks to our amazing co-production group &
@royalosteosoc.bsky.social for truly listening and joining us on our way to better care.

Join Our Webinar hosted by the NIHR ARC Yorkshire and Humber

Topic: "Individual participant data (IPD) meta-analysis focussed on multiple long-term conditions"

📅9th December 2025
⏰12:30 pm– 1:30 pm
📍Online (Zoom)

👇 Secure your spot: ticketsource.co.uk/arcyorkshire...

✅ @drjessjohansson.bsky.social presented her ADAPT study: Creative approaches to support stroke survivors to stand and move more.

Find out more: ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

#UKSF25 #strokeresearch #strokerecovery

Anddddddd looking forward to chatting about our poster! We're presenting the early steps in the development of a core outcome set for trials of post-stroke psychological treatments led by Alex Wright-Hughes @leedsctru.bsky.social
Come join us at board H2 at #UKSF25! @auasresearch.bsky.social

We’re at the UK Stroke Forum #UKSF25 @ukstrokeforum.bsky.social

Come and meet us at the UK’s largest conference for stroke care professionals. Our colleagues will be presenting their posters during the sessions, so join and say hello!

@louisabu.bsky.social @drjessjohansson.bsky.social

I spoke to over 800 local people, groups and diverse communities: the ‘hard to reach’ for the INCLUDE Study in Bradford and Leeds during the summers of 2024/25. Thank you everyone.
@auasresearch.bsky.social

The new project reflects the NHS 10-year health plan commitment to enhancing patient-centred care.

Hear from Prof. Tom Croker, one of the lead investigators of study👇
ageingstrokeresearch.org/new-research...

@universityofleeds.bsky.social
@leedsth.nhs.uk
@arc-yharc.bsky.social
@bihr.bsky.social
@drandyclegg.bsky.social

New Research exploring how hospital green spaces can support stroke recovery

This #WorldStrokeDay, we’re pleased to announce a new study on how hospital green spaces can support stroke recovery.

Funded by @thestrokeassoc.bsky.social, it aims to reduce inactivity & improve well-being of stroke survivors.

🔗 ageingstrokeresearch.org/new-research...

🚨 We're Hiring: Senior Research Fellow (Qualitative Research)

Join our team to lead the qualitative strand of a major longitudinal study focused on older people with frailty

📅 Apply till 6 November 2025
📍 Fixed-term contract until 31 December 2026
www.jobs.nhs.uk/candidate/jo...

📌Apply till Thursday, 30th October 2025 16:00:
t.co/gWd6fgLNmY

📌Learn more about this opportunity at our drop in session:
Thursday 16th October at 20:00
Join via Zoom link: t.co/qUvY9H7Qrp

Join our colleagues @drandyclegg.bsky.social and Tom Crocker as they present a new frontier in multiple long-term conditions research - individual participant data meta-analysis (IPDMA)👇

Secure your place: www.ticketsource.co.uk/arcyorkshire...

Join our brilliant @drjessjohansson.bsky.social tomorrow as she is presenting her ADAPT study findings 👇

📢 New paper out in @bmj.com Open!

Our researchers, in collaboration with partners, are exploring how to identify digitally excluded older people and tailor support to meet their needs 🧑‍💻👵

🔗 Part of INCLUDE study: ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

🔗Full paper: doi.org/10.1136/bmjo...

An older person looking out a window with a thoughtful expression, under the title 'The State of Health and Care of Older People in England 2025'.

📃 Today, we release our 2025 State of Health and Social Care Report.

While more of us are living longer, on many other measures, we have gone backwards.

To read our 5 key takeaways, and to download the full report, visit the Age UK website: https://bit.ly/4gHDMih

We are pleased to celebrate the Mobile Research Vehicle
launch event today at @cityofresearch.bsky.social
✨

We’re looking forward to use MRVin — a mobile, electric research unit designed to bring health research directly into communities across Bradford and West Yorkshire.

🟡 Osteoporosis Study
This research explores how older women and primary healthcare professionals can be empowered to improve osteoporosis care. It aims to develop strategies based on their lived experiences and insights:
ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

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🟡INCLUDE
Focused on digital inclusion for older adults, this study develops better ways to identify digital exclusion and adapts digital support to diverse needs of older people: ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

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🟡 ADAPT & RECREATE
This study explores how interventions to reduce sedentary behaviour can be tailored to different kinds of stroke survivors: ageingstrokeresearch.org/research-pro...

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