Older people form a growing proportion and volume of those accessing urgent care. Non-
specific presentations, multiple comorbidities and functional decline make assessment and …

Older people form a growing proportion and volume of those accessing urgent care, much of
which is provided by non-specialists in geriatric medicine. Non-specific presentations …

Aims The Acute Frailty Network (AFN) supports the timely delivery of Comprehensive
Geriatric Assessment (CGA) for frail older people in urgent care settings, in order to reduce …

Readers of Age and Ageing will be well aware that systematic reviews reporting on> 6500
patients in 13 well-conducted RCTs have demonstrated that comprehensive geriatric …

Background Older people living with frailty who have urgent care needs are especially
vulnerable, despite best practice guidance. In the UK, the Acute Frailty Network (AFN) was …

National guidelines mandate identification and tailored management of patients living with
frailty who attend the acute hospital setting. We describe using quality improvement (QI) …

Background People aged 65+ accounted for an estimated 20%(3.6 million out of 18.3
million) of attendees to English Emergency Departments (ED) in 2012/13; this population …

More than a 3rd of the UK population now lives to the age of 85 [1] and the absolute number
of older adults in the population is increasing significantly [2]. Frailty is defined by Clegg et …

Abstract Introduction: The National Clinical Programme for Older People in Ireland
recommends the implementation of methods to identify frailty in the Emergency Department …

The population is aging, with frailty emerging as a significant risk factor for poor outcomes for
older people who become acutely ill. We describe the development and implementation of …