Professor Simon Conroy

Profile

Simon is an academic geriatrician, based in North East London. With colleagues, he has been awarded funding exceeding £19 million and has published over 200 peer-reviewed papers. He led the Acute Frailty Network in England (2015-2021) and now leads a range of national improvement collaboratives in conjunction with NHS Elect.

Simon’s ambition is to improve outcomes for older people living with frailty by embedding evidence based medicine into clinical practice (‘campus to clinic’ translational research). His research addresses different models of holistic and patient centred care, assessing feasibility as well as clinical and cost-effectiveness. His educational activities take an interdisciplinary perspective on developing and teaching knowledge locally (frailty services), nationally (BGS) and internationally (EUGMS & EAMA). Implementation of research findings into clinical practice is key, and best exemplified by work on the Silver Book and Silver Book II, the Acute Frailty Network and Specialised Clinical Frailty Networks.

Research

Research Interests:

Health services research focused upon older people living with frailty.

Geriatric emergency medicine.

Acute care.

Publications

• Greene L, Connors J, Hulme C et al. (2026). Feasibility of the MAINTAIN intervention to support independence after a fall for people with dementia: a pilot cluster randomised controlled trial in participants’ own homes. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-112336

  
  

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• Krishnan S, Gogoi M, Tarrant C et al. (publicationYear). Healthcare needs and priorities of older people living with heart failure and frailty: a multi-perspective study of patients, carers and clinicians. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1186/s12877-025-06926-1

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/116252
• Greene L, Allan LM, Whale B et al. (2025). Home‐Based Falls Intervention for People with Dementia: Insights from a Process Evaluation. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1002/alz70858_099063

  
  

  QMRO: https://qmro.qmul.ac.uk/xmlui/handle/123456789/116658
• Street A, Maynou L, Blodgett JM et al. (2025). Association between Hospital Frailty Risk Score and length of hospital stay, hospital mortality, and hospital costs for all adults in England: a nationally representative, retrospective, observational cohort study. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.lanhl.2025.100740

  
  

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• Burton JK, Conroy SP, Quinn TJ (2025). No place like home—the importance of home in older adult research. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afaf222

  
  

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• Appel C, Alexander J, Conroy S et al. (2025). Facilitating Access and Adherence to Physical Activity and Exercise for Service Users With Neurological Conditions in the Community: A Service Evaluation. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1111/jep.70146

  
  

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• Moussaoui NE, van Andel E, van der Beek MT et al. (2025). Validation of urinary biomarkers for accurate diagnosis of urinary tract infections in older adults across primary care, hospitals and long-term care facilities in the Netherlands and UK (UTI-GOLD): a multicentre observational study protocol. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2025-103311

  
  

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• Qiu Y, Xiong W, Fang X et al. (2025). Validation of the hospital frailty risk score in China. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1007/s41999-025-01212-0

  
  

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• Go M, Lewis T, Kielt MJ et al. (2025). Pharmacoequity and Health Outcomes Among Infants With Bronchopulmonary Dysplasia. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1164/ajrccm.2025.211.abstracts.a7091

  
  

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• Bosque-Mercader L, Conroy S, Lasserson D et al. (2025). Resilience of the acute sector in recovery from COVID-19 pressures. nameOfConference

  
  

  DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2025.118062

  
  

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