Dr Lucy Abbott

Secretary, South West Thames
Dr Lucy Abbott MBBS MSc FRCP (Geriatrics) is a consultant Geriatrician working at Frimley Park Hospital. She is Chief of Service for Community Services and Older People's medicine and is the chair of the Frimley Health and Care ICS Ageing Well Board. She holds a masters degree in gerontology and has a passion for quality improvement and service development. She has introduced an acute frailty team, older person's short stay unit and hospital at home service. She is currently working on the integration between acute and community services, proactive frailty management in the community and introducing the ReSPECT form at Frimley Health. 
 
Reason for joining regional committee
I want to support our regional BGS network as I think it is a fantastic forum where we can support each other and our trainees, provide multiprofessional education and share best practice across the region. It also gives me the opportunity to represent our views at the BGS England Council and to feedback any relevant information to the region.
 
During my term of office
I pledge to support regional educational events, foster a collaborative environment and enable the sharing of best practice across the region.
 
Why should people get involved?
I would encourage people to join the regional events to benefit from a network of supportive colleagues and a great and varied educational programme.
 
I can be contacted at lucyjane [dot] abbott [at] nhs [dot] net and Tweet as @geris_lucy.