I am very sad to have to report that Dr Grant Blair died in December 2010. Grant died peacefully at home from the complications of a long-term illness. Grant was for many years the joint head of the Year 6 General Practice Student Assistantship on the undergraduate medical course at Imperial College. During his time at Imperial College, he made a considerable contribution to undergraduate primary care education, and was a very committed and popular teacher. Grant also made important contributions to postgraduate teaching and training in primary care, both in the UK and overseas. Grant was also for many years a GP at the Lillie Road Surgery in Fulham. The picture below shows Grant on one of his educational trips to China, where he was very held in very high esteem for the work he did to develop primary healthcare.
Resources on brief physical activity guidance for older adults in isolation for patients and clinicians Giving Older Adults Brief Physical Activity Advice. Given current clinical pressures, clinicians dealing with older adults will likely have limited time, and this adapted 3As model may provide a possible structure to clinician’s advice. Ask: Permission to discuss physical activity as something that could make a difference to health and wellbeing Advise /Explain/Explore: Ask how they physical activity levels have changed and what they could do to increase it? Agree: A plan considering what they will do, how they will do it. Try to ensure that it includes some cardiovascular, muscle and bone strengthening activities including resistance exercises, balance and co-ordination elements to the plan. Cardiovascular : Ideally the individual should be slightly out of breath when performing the activity. Aim to build to 150 minutes
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