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Miles Witham

@oldertrialsprof.bsky.social
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Academic geriatrician; NIHR Newcastle BRC and CRF; BGS vice-president for research. Ageing, Sarcopenia, MLTC, better trials for and with older people, big data and a dash of global health.

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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
@gerisoc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
The BGS is launching a new clinical journal, Age and Ageing Advances. We are seeking a founding Editor-in-Chief, a rare opportunity to lead the journal's vision, editorial standards and scientific influence from its inception. Take a look and see if the role is for you: buff.ly/s1uwnZT
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Editor-In-Chief of Age and Ageing Advances journal | British Geriatrics Society
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is seeking an exceptional Editor-in-Chief (EiC) to lead the launch of a new medical journal.
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The leading international clinical geriatric medicine journal @age-and-ageing.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
The British Geriatrics Society is seeking an exceptional Editor-in-Chief to lead their new launch medical journal. This is a rare opportunity to build a world-class journal that attracts high-quality research and makes a lasting impact on the global research community www.bgs.org.uk/editor-in-ch...
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Editor-In-Chief of Age and Ageing Advances journal | British Geriatrics Society
The British Geriatrics Society (BGS) is seeking an exceptional Editor-in-Chief (EiC) to lead the launch of a new medical journal.
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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 29/07/2026
Heard of BEPOP before? Maybe you participated in it! BEPOP Wave 3 findings are now published online - view the full report here: www.ageresearchgroup.ncl.ac.uk/bepop
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Trish Greenhalgh @trishgreenhalgh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Sure, some men are jerks. Like the ‘influencer’ who carried a bath to the top of Snowdon for a selfie and dumped it there. But other men are heroes, like the teenage rugby team who carried it down. Well done lads. We see you. Show your sons. www.walesonline.co.uk/sport/rugby/...
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Stunned Welsh rugby team remove bathtub from Pen y Fan summit after stunt
The players helped National Trust workers remove the tub, which had been left at the summit following a supposed world record attempt
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 22/07/2026
Thanks to Dr Elly Liang from computingnewcastle.bsky.social for coming to talk about all things AI to us! Lots of food for thought for research with older people. Read more here 📰: bit.ly/4wUQ2CT newcastleuni.bsky.social nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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Carl T. Bergstrom @carlbergstrom.com · 16/07/2026
The American Diabetes Association appears not to have learned their lesson the first time around (below). Now they've blocked publication of an editorial about this event that was slated for publication in the same journal, Diabetes Care, this week. But here it is. You know what to do.
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Community Voices: On the Events of the American Diabetes Association 86th Scientific Sessions
The editorial and the seven opinion articles posted here were scheduled for publication on July 13, 2026, in the journal, Diabetes Care. All articles were provided, in advance of the scheduled publica...
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
Great to have Dr Luis de Miranda visiting us from Brazil yesterday to discuss sarcopenia, Chagas’ disease and geriatric medicine! Read more at bit.ly/4aTg7K4 @gerisoc.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 10/07/2026
Our BEPOP (www.bepop.org.uk) wave 3 report now published – good progress in improving strength training delivery for older people with #sarcopenia and #frailty, but plenty more still to do! Read more: bit.ly/4aMCRLJ @gerisoc.bsky.social y.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @agilecsp.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
Great work all! Making progress but more still to do. Join us! www.bepop.org.uk. @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social
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BEPOP — AGE Research Group
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Royal College of Anaesthetists @rcoanews.bsky.social · 16/06/2026
Exciting news👏 We are pleased to announce that Professor Jugdeep Dhesi has been awarded an Honorary Fellowship of the College. She will be admitted at Diplomates Day on Friday, 4th September 🙌 Please join us in congratulating Professor Dhesi👏 Read more 👉 ow.ly/F3rH50ZbpBB #Medsky
Professor Jugdeep Dhesi awarded Honorary Fellow
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 10/06/2026
Great to see so many colleagues passionate about improving lives for people living with #MLTC yesterday at our MLTC cross-NIHR community of practice conference. Lets continue the conversations! Read more here 👉 bit.ly/4utMrKx @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
People looking at posters at the conference
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Thanks to all of you who participated in our #MLTC cross-NIHR Collaboration community of practice conference in Newcastle today - lots of networking and thought-provoking presentations. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
Group of people talking and looking at research posters on boards
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 09/06/2026
Agree! I would also go further; guideline developers must involve people with lived experience of the condition, and they also need to account for other conditions: see our recent paper here pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/41756103/
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Making clinical guidelines work for people with multiple long term conditions: analysis and recommendations from review of single condition guidelines - PubMed
Despite widespread acknowledgement of coexisting or multiple long term conditions, NICE guidelines are predominantly condition specific and offer limited tailored support for the care of multiple long...
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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Are you an #AGILE member who would like more experience in working on a #national #benchmarking project? Then why not join the AGILE national committee and BEPOP steering group as our new comms officer? E-mail agile.physiotherapy.chair@gmail.com for more info.
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NIHR HRC: Diagnostic and Technology Evaluation @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
Are you interested in reshaping care in NHS hospitals for people with Multiple Long-Term Conditions? We are excited to be co-funding and co-supervising a PhD in this area. Closing date: 24 May 2026 Find out more: buff.ly/oePmPcl #Studentship #InclusiveResearch #NIHR
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 15/05/2026
Thanks to Sophia Amenyah for delivering a masterclass in inclusive, co-produced nutrition research with older people. Inspiring content and examples. We look forward to further collaboration! @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @northumbriauni.bsky.social @medicalsciencesncl.bsky.social
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 09/05/2026
We are pleased to announce that a new addition to our microlearning library, "Getting to Grips with Sarcopenia", is now available. This course is free for BGS members and available at a small fee to non-members.
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Getting to Grips with Sarcopenia | British Geriatrics Society
**NEW** May 2026This microlearning gives an introduction to sarcopenia, and the use of resistance exercise.It also links to BEPOP - Benchmarking Exercise Programme for Older People
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
@newcastleage.bsky.social @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @chrishurst.bsky.social
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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Are you working with a service that delivers exercise programmes for people who have, or are at risk of, sarcopenia and frailty? We want you! Join our national benchmarking and feedback programme to evaluate and improve how your service supports older people. tinyurl.com/BEPOPWave4 #BEPOP #Wave4
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Vicki Goodwin MBE @vickigphysio.bsky.social · 28/04/2026
Being part of @nihr.bsky.social for the past 20 years has had such an impact on my career. Without them taking a punt on a physio to do a PhD back in 2006, i wouldn't be where I am today #NIHR20 @thecsp.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social @vivensa.bsky.social
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British Society for Research on Ageing @bsrageing.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
The UK is one of only five of the richest 21 countries to see HLE decline. @ONS reports that healthy life expectancy is falling. BSRA advocates for increased funding in ageing research so we can all live healthier for longer. Dataset in the comments 👇 www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...
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UK healthy life expectancy falls by two years in past decade
Poor housing, obesity and the effects of deprivation have been suggested as underlying cause.
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Inspiring talk - with great humour as well!
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AGE Research Group @newcastleage.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Congratulations to AGE group member Dr Claire McDonald winning a @vivensa.bsky.social Academy Rising Star Excellence Award 🎉for her outstanding work in translational geroscience, trialling new treatments for age related conditions and #MLTC Well deserved!👏 @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
@nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
In case you missed our Annual Symposium in London yesterday, or just want to relive some of those brilliant moments, we have written a summary of the day here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/news/2026-an... #VivensaSymposium2026 #EvidenceIntoPractice #FundingForAgeingWell
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Dr John Hindle, our second Keynote speaker, with our President and President Elect, Jugdeep and Amit. Dr Hindle on Navigating the challenges of Parkinson’s disease - a personal perspective. #BGSconf
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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Results and feedback from Wave 3 coming soon Microlearning with the #bgs also coming soon! Wave 4 .. taking expressions of interest out (see comments)
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British Geriatrics Society @gerisoc.bsky.social · 24/04/2026
Stream 2 of our Spring Meeting in Cardiff is packed for Demographic trends: Healthcare of older people in prisons. #BGSconf
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Thanks @stephenlim.bsky.social and @chrishurst.bsky.social for leading a whole day of sarcopenia at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference today. Biology, epidemiology, trials, exercise, nutrition and scalable QI. And a stimulating panel discussion! @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Thanks to all who attended our @gerisoc.bsky.social ADMISSION #MLTC symposium today - and thanks to all our speakers. Now to use the findings to improve care... @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Fantastic to see our @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social BEPOP national initiative bearing fruit. Real and important improvements in strength training quality at scale - but still more to do! @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Dr Sara Pretorius from @nihrtechevalhrc.bsky.social discussing our clinician interview work in our ADMISSION #MLTC symposium at @gerisoc.bsky.social. Illustrates the complexity of care and the mismatch between care structures and patient needs. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Dr Sue Bellass next up in our @gerisoc.bsky.social ADMISSION #MLTC symposium. Lived experience of hospital care living with MLTC; individual, interpersonal & organisational themes, illustrating need to design and deliver hospital care v differently... @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Fantastic to see our @agilecsp.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social @gerisoc.bsky.social BEPOP national initiative bearing fruit. Real and important improvements in strength training quality at scale - but still more to do! @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Even complex MLTC (multiple body systems) v common in this patient group
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Jonny Bunn presenting his PhD findings at @gerisoc.bsky.social in our ADMISSION symposium using routine hospital data. >=2 conditions as MLTC definition is so common in older ppl that it doesn't capture the variability we need to understand. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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AGILE - Physiotherapists working with Older People @agilecsp.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Our co-chair is currently presenting at the #spring26 BGS conference.
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Prof Rachel Cooper getting our ADMISSION MLTC symposium underway at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference. MLTC affects >50% adults admitted to hospital: higher since COVID. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihr.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Whatever we do, patients need to work hard. Not challenging = no improvement.
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Next up at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference: Dr Chris Hurst @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on strength training for older people. It works, we should offer it, but effective training needs a structured approach with progressive overload and regular reassessment. #sarcopenia @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Next up at @gerisoc.bsky.social conference: Dr Chris Hurst @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on strength training for older people. It works, we should offer it, but effective training needs a structured approach with progressive overload and regular reassessment. #sarcopenia @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Our Annual Symposium is underway! The sun is shining over London and our CEO Katy Saunders has just opened the event focusing on the importance of two of our six values - collaboration and inclusion. #EvidenceIntoPractice #VivensaSymposium2026 #FundingForAgeingWell
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
And now our @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social MASS Lifecourse deep phenotyping study has delivered muscle biopsies and comprehensive muscle measures from ages 18 to 85. New knowledge on #sarcopenia mechanisms such as cellular senescence to guide novel treatments. @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Lots of factors that affect muscle strength and size across the life course- and many are modifiable...
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Prof Rachel Cooper from @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social on a life course epidemiology approach to #sarcopenia at @gerisoc.bsky.social Lots of great UK cohorts to exploit - better understanding = more opportunities to prevent & treat sarcopenia and frailty. @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Vivensa Foundation @vivensa.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
One month left to apply for our: ✅ Proleptic Postdoctoral Fellowship ✅ Early Career Postdoctoral Fellowship The deadline for both opportunities is Friday 22 May, 5pm and you can find more information here: vivensafoundation.org.uk/apply-for-fu... #FundingForAgeingWell
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Funding opportunities - Vivensa Foundation
We know that there’s a huge amount to do, so we need to prioritise.  We will be focusing on some key themes for support for our current plan period (which you can find in our Strategic Framework 2025-...
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Prof Mumtaz Patel (President of @rcphysicians.bsky.social) on generalism - will be critical to address challenge of improving hospital care for #MLTC. See more later today at our ADMISSION @gerisoc.bsky.social symposium @newcastleage.bsky.social
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Sally Greenbrook @sallygreenbrook.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
Prof Mumtaz Patel from @rcphysicians.bsky.social delivers the first keynote of @gerisoc.bsky.social #BGSconf talking about what the RCP is doing to address the needs of the NHS's largest user group, older people.
Prof Mumtaz Patel speaking at a lectern with a BGS banner behind her.
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Miles Witham @oldertrialsprof.bsky.social · 23/04/2026
BGS spring meeting now underway! Busy day ahead including talking about #sarcopenia and also about #mltc. @newcastleage.bsky.social @nihrnewcastlebrc.bsky.social
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