Dr Henry Woodford was born in York and trained in medicine at King's College London. He is currently employed as a consultant geriatrician at Northumbria Healthcare in the northeast of England. He has a particular interest in medicine optimisation for older people and is current chair of the relevant British Geriatrics Society special interest group. Other publications include co-authoring the textbook 'Geriatric medicine: 300 Specialty Certificate Exam questions'. Outside of work he tries to keep fit through circuit training, running and indoor bouldering. He posts occasionally on Twitter, including the cartoon strip 'the Wholly Frail' (@woodford_henry).

PART A: Healthcare for older people

1 Ageing

2 Care

3 Medications

4 Peri-operative medicine

5 Palliative care

Questions for Part A

PART B: Brain

6 Dementia

7 Delirium

8 Depression

9 Movement disorders

10 Stroke

Questions for Part B

PART C: Bladder and bowel

11 Urinary tract disorders

12 Bowel disorders

Questions for Part C

PART D: Falls and related topics

13 Dizziness

14 Falls

15 Syncope

16 Bones and fractures

Questions for Part D

PART E: Cardiovascular and respiratory

17 Heart failure

18 Hypertension

19 Atrial fibrillation

20 Acute coronary syndromes

21 Chest

Questions for Part E

PART F: Selected topics

• Anaemia
• Arthritis
• Cancer
• Epilepsy
• Hypothermia
• Leg ulcers
• Motor neuron disease
• Myopathy
• Pressure ulcers
• Type 2 diabetes

Questions for Part F

APPENDIX A: Rating scales

APPENDIX B: Abbreviations

APPENDIX C: Answers to questions