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The Westbury Prize In Health & Ageing

About The prize

The Griffin Community Trust is a Unique Project is a unique project that was established in 1988 to foster understanding across the generations in an environment where the older and younger members of the East London community can learn from and support each other.

In keeping with this we hope to create a prize to celebrate the care of older people within the Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry (Bart's and the London, QMUL) in honour of the late Lord and Lady Westbury who have been patrons and supporters of the Griffin Community Trust.

Latest winner of The Westbury Prize In Health & Ageing

The winner of the Westbury Prize in Health & Ageing for 2024 is Bishop Daoud Yassa for his essay titled "How Would You Ensure Equality Of Access To Dental Or Medical Care For Local Patient Who Are Aged Over 80 Years Of Age". We would like to congratulate him on his achievement, and would also like to appreciate the effort put in by all participants. To view the winning essay click the icon right to download the essay.

Winning Essay

How to Apply

The Westbury Prize is open to all registered medical or dental students of Barts and The London School of Medicine and Dentistry, Queen Mary University of London.

The submitted essay should address the following title: "ESSAY TITLE".

All submissions should be presented as follows:

Word-processed, in Arial font 12, with a maximum word count of 1000 words (±10% excluding references). Entries with counts above the limit will NOT be eligible for the prize.
Applicants should email their essay with their details (Full name, University email address, Contact number, Word count) to: dhanupriya.sivapathasuntharam@nhs.net
Essay topic will be decided by the Elderly Care department at The Royal London Hospital on a broad topic within the care of older people. They will also be responsible for marking the essay prize.
Selected essays will be published on the charity website with an announcement email to be released on the 6th of May with a certificate and monetary award of £150 for 1st place.

Finally, Good Luck to all participants.

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