UHNM consultant named President Elect of the British Geriatric Society
A consultant geriatrician from University Hospitals of North Midlands (UHNM) has been elected as President Elect of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS).
Dr Amit Arora will support incoming BGS president Professor Jugdeep Dhesi for a period of two years before becoming president himself from November 2026.
Creator of the highly successful ‘Sit Up, Get Dressed and Keep Moving!’, and ‘Recondition the nation’ reconditioning campaigns, Dr Arora is currently BGS Vice President for Workforce and former BGS Chair of the England Council.
Dr Arora said: “I am absolutely humbled, honoured and delighted to have been elected to serve as the next President Elect of the British Geriatrics Society, and then to be its President from November 2026. I look forward to working further with the Society and our membership to build on its outstanding work to improve and transform healthcare for older people.”
Dr Arora was a previous member of the Disability Living Allowance Advisory Board in England, and has also served on a number of NHS England and Department of Health and Social Care committees, advisory bodies and working groups. He has also chaired the West Midlands Quality Review Service for people living with dementia and frailty and is the founding director of the National Frailty Academy.
Dr Arora is clinical lead for the NIHR West Midlands Clinical Research Network, and his research, editorials reviews and national reports have appeared in more than 100 publications.
Dr Matthew Lewis, Medical Director at UHNM said: “I am delighted that Dr Arora has been elected into this role with the BGS, recognising his outstanding work and contribution which continues to benefit elderly patients not just here at UHNM but also nationally.”
Professor Adam Gordon MBE, President of the BGS said: “I am delighted that Dr Amit Arora has been elected as the next President Elect of the BGS, and know he will provide excellent support to Professor Jugdeep Dhesi when she becomes President in November 2024. Amit is a widely respected geriatrician, whose commitment to older people’s care is exemplified in the influential campaigns he has led to address the problem of deconditioning. I am confident he will use his highly innovative advocacy skills, as well as his considerable clinical and research knowledge, to advance the care of older people and the specialty.”