HQIP programme mentioned in King’s Birthday Honours acceptance

17 Jun 2026

We are pleased to share that Dr Inderpal Singh, representative for the Welsh Government for the HQIP-commissioned falls and fragility audit FFFAP, has been awarded Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for services to osteoporosis care in Wales, in the 2026 King’s Birthday Honours List.

Not only were we delighted for Dr Singh OBE for this much-deserved award; we were also thrilled to see that he recognised the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP) in his acceptance. Saying that the audit was “instrumental in shaping improvements in osteoporosis care in Wales”, he underlined the value and importance of national clinical audit in improving care.

In his acceptance, Dr Singh OBE said:

I am deeply humbled and honoured to have been recommended for an OBE. In my roles as National Clinical Lead with the Welsh Government and later NHS Wales Performance and Improvement, I have had the privilege of working with teams across all Welsh Health Boards to strengthen care for older people, particularly in falls prevention, frailty, and osteoporosis. The recommendations of the Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP), led by the Royal College of Physicians and commissioned by the Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership (HQIP), have been instrumental in shaping improvements in osteoporosis care in Wales. Close collaboration between the FFFAP team and Welsh colleagues has supported significant advances in hip fracture care and the implementation of the Royal Osteoporosis Society’s 80/50/80 standards, culminating in a universal Fracture Liaison Service mandate across Wales.”

Dr Inderpal Singh OBE is a Consultant Geriatrician at Aneurin Bevan University Health Board, Wales and Honorary Senior Lecturer at Cardiff University. He is also National Clinical Lead, Bone Health Wales, NHS Wales Performance and Improvement.

More information can be found in an update published by the Royal College of Physicians (RCP).

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