Over the past two decades there has been a marked change in global age demographics,
with the number of over-60s increasing by 82% and the number of centenarians by 715 …

Introduction Older patients with frailty are vulnerable to hospitalisation and transitional care
due to limited intrinsic resources to overcome stressors. 1 Thus, specialized interdisciplinary …

Objective To provide the evidence base through the identification and appraisal of the
literature on the effectiveness of specialist geriatric services for developing a sound practice …

This report comes at a time when the NHS has undergone profound changes in response to
the COVID-19 pandemic. The unprecedented events of 2020/21–and the extraordinary …

Purpose–The purpose of this paper is to establish policy recommendations to address
service and care delivery challenges facing hospital emergency departments (EDs) …

Background Healthcare outcome goals are central to person-centred acute care, however
evidence among older people is scarce. Older people who are living with frailty have distinct …

Introduction Frailty rates are increasing with population ageing. In paramedicine, Clinical
Practice Guidelines (CPGs) are essential documents that support decision making, yet little …

This White Paper is the product of the Geriatric Emergency Medicine Special Interest Group
(GEMSIG) of the International Federation of Emergency Medicine (IFEM). It highlights that …