AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People

Joining a national service improvement project like BEPOP is an exciting opportunity to make a meaningful impact. By participating, you'll be part of a collaborative effort to enhance service delivery and implement innovative solutions - express interest here: tinyurl.com/BEPOPWave3

Only 20 job adverts for 3,000 newly qualified physiotherapists The professional body has urged government officials to intervene

In what is the sixth biggest economy in the world, in the end, this is a political decision about investment of public resources... but cutting off supply like this makes little sense

HT @agilecsp.bsky.social @physiokernow.bsky.social

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Want to be part of a national benchmarking initiative? We’re recruiting sites now for #BEPOP wave 3! Find out more at www.BEPOP.org.uk, or email NUTH.BEPOP@nhs.net to register your interest.

Wonderful to be watching Greg Hattan from University Hospitals Plymouth NHS Trust. He’s presenting on post op blood results and delirium.

Join us and make a difference! Be a part of the national executive committee. Your voice matters, and together, we can shape the future of older people physiotherapy. Don’t miss this opportunity to contribute and lead - contact agile.physiotherapy.chair@gmail.com.

Just ONE DAY until our webinar on Blood Results in #Rehab 💉 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/BloodResults...

Did you know that we're helping to run a benchmarking programme in exercise prescription? ❗ We need sites to sign up for wave 3 ❗ Follow the link or scan the QR code: tinyurl.com/BEPOPWave3 #BEPOP

Two weeks until our Blood Results in #Rehab webinar! 💉 Sign up here: tinyurl.com/BloodResults...

Our friends at the ATOCP are having their conference in September. Book tickets here: www.boa.ac.uk/boa-annual-c...

Do you work in or with care homes?

The NIHR HealthTech Research Centre for Community Healthcare are collecting perspectives, opinions and ideas about how technology can support and shape the care delivered in care homes.

Please take 10 minutes to give your thoughts: forms.office.com/e/4tnrpKhLgy

Ever wondered about what all those numbers on blood tests mean? Join us and Greg to learn all about it!
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Dementia Researcher Blogs: Bernie McInally - Dementia Research in Rural Areas Bernie McInally narrates his blog written for Dementia Researcher.In this blog, Bernie reflects on his experience delivering dementia research in the Scottish Borders. Despite common barriers like...

🧓🧪 Recruiting older adults for dementia research in rural settings? Bernie McInally explains how local relationships and normalising research made it possible.

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Arrived for ##WorldPhysio2025 and got the @iptop.bsky.social stand set up and ready. If any @agilecsp.bsky.social members are around do come and say hello!

75 years ago Marjory Warren described the harms of immobility during hospitalisation - this @age-and-ageing.bsky.social journal discussion paper, written with @martinezvelilla.bsky.social discusses where we've made progress and, more importantly, where we haven't.

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A fine balance of hope and reality in stroke recovery | Letters Letters: Dr Jessica Beavan on the challenges of providing effective treatment and support to patients, and Sara Hazzard on the stark impact of inadequate physiotherapy services. Plus letters from Sall...

'The NHS wouldn’t tell a surgeon to stop an operation halfway through.

'A pharmacist wouldn’t hand out 40% of a course of antibiotics.

'So why is it OK for patients to be denied a full course of rehabilitation?'

@sarahazzard.bsky.social in the Guardian: www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

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Dementia Action Week This Dementia Action Week, 19 - 25 May 2025, we will continue to raise awareness of the importance of an early diagnosis for people affected by dementia.

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Join us in supporting Dementia Action Week! This year's theme is early diagnosis.

Let's raise awareness and take action to create a more inclusive and understanding community for those affected by dementia.

How are you highlighting #DementiaActionWeek this week?

#KnowTheSigns

Geriatrics isn’t just about treating conditions; it’s about championing dignity, independence, and quality of life for older adults.

If you believe healthcare should be holistic, rewarding, and full of impact—Geriatrics is the place to be! #ChooseGeriatrics #AddingLifeToYears

🚀 It’s #ChooseGeriatrics week—a time to celebrate the specialty that truly adds life to years! 🏥💙

Every day, older people specialists make a difference, combining expertise with deep compassion to ensure patients thrive, not just survive.

#ChooseGeriatrics #AddingLifeToYears @gerisoc.bsky.social

Incredible scenes from our conference! Thank you all for coming, see you in 2027 😉 #AGILEconf27

We hope you got as much out of it as we did.

Rest tomorrow, then go out to our service users, patients, carers and add that life to their years.

#AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

That’s a wrap! The AGILE committee would like to thank you all so much for attending our conference for the last two days. It is truly a delight and privilege to run these days, but it wouldn’t be as good if people didn’t turn up and engage!

#AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

We hope you got as much out of it as we did.

Rest tomorrow, then go out to our service users, patients, carers and add that life to their years.

#AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

The final speaker of our conference is @justinemusiime.bsky.social! She is speaking on urgent care physiotherapists. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

A giant of the Parkinson’s disease world, here is Fiona Lindop. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

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@Sammy Margo will now discuss Sleep, Ageing and Sarcopenia. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

Wonderful Gail Preston is presenting on rehabilitative palliative care in hospice care. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25

It’s time to hear about Benchmarking Exercise Prescription in Older People - BEPOP from @susanneka.bsky.social, Dr Alex Cropp, Dr Samantha Hartley and Sarah De Biase. #AddingLifeToYears #AGILEconf25