ARC East Midlands Theme Lead awarded MBE

Professor Gordon is internationally renowned as a leading expert in the field of geriatric medicine and is recognised for his work as a skilled clinician, influential academic and widely published researcher. 

He is also the President of the British Geriatrics Society (BGS) and ARC East Midlands Theme Lead for Building Community Resilience and Enabling Independence Theme. 

Professor Gordon’s research is focused primarily on how healthcare is delivered in care homes. His published work in this field has informed national policy and shaped changes to service delivery to improve the quality of life, healthcare and service planning for older people living in care homes. 

In his role as a Consultant Geriatrician at Derby Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Professor Gordon cares for older patients in the acute sector. His clinical work focuses on improving outcomes for older people following emergency admission to hospital. He also has an interest in how older people with frailty are supported through surgery and has helped to establish surgical liaison services in several NHS Trusts.

In his academic role as Professor of the Care of Older People at the University of Nottingham, Professor Gordon has played a key role in developing undergraduate and postgraduate curricula in geriatric medicine. He is also a visiting professor at City University in London, a National Institute of Health Research Senior Investigator and a faculty member of the European Academy of Medicine of Ageing.

Professor Gordon said: “Older people living with frailty often get a raw deal within the health and social care system. I feel privileged that my work helped shine a light on the inequity this causes on a local, regional and national level. Hopefully, I improved the situation somewhat, obviously, there is so much work that still needs to be done.

He added: "I have collaborated with so many hugely inspirational colleagues working in care homes, community and primary care and hospitals. They all work incredibly hard in roles which are often perceived as unglamorous to ensure that older people receive the quality care they both need and deserve.

"I accept this honour on behalf of my colleagues in the care of older people, and their many older patients, across the country.”

In 2020, Professor Gordon was the lead author of the BGS guidance on managing COVID-19 in care homes and he was appointed to the government’s SAGE Committee sub-group on Care Homes.

The ARC East Midlands Building Community Resilience and Enabling Independence Theme undertakes research to support independent living, improved care for stroke survivors and coordinated multi-service care, particularly for older people.