The Institute of Ageing and Health was originally founded in 1971 as the West Midlands Institute of Geriatric Medicine and Gerontology, to provide a focus for good multidisciplinary practice and further education in the medical problems of older people and the establishment of an academic Chair. With funding from Sir Charles Hayward, Professor Bernard Isaacs came into post in 1975.
Membership has always been multidisciplinary, and the Institute has held educational events within the region, as well as publishing its own journal.
Academic healthcare of older people is now once again flourishing within the West Midlands, and the Trustees have made the decision to re-launch the Institute and to draw on the expertise of the clinical and social scientists based in our three local Universities. Due to Covid, this has been delayed, but please watch this space (and follow us on social media) for more details.