This article is based on a GM webinar from October 2020 about maintaining muscle strength to reduce the risk of falls. The webinar was held by Dr Sanjay Suman, a consultant physician (general medicine and elderly care) at Medway NHS Foundation Trust.

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The Covid-19 pandemic has had a devastating impact on UK cancer services with huge numbers of delayed treatments due to the pressure on the NHS. Many patients, particularly older people, were also reluctant to seek medical care during the past 18 months, which has in-turn affected cancer stage diagnoses and survival rates.

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A GM conference report on Professor Jane Maher's session from Clinical Approaches to the Older Patient 2017.

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