The new edition of the Silver Book, Silver Book II, provides a framework for the urgent care of
older people in the first 72 hours from illness or injury. It incorporates principles of geriatric …

Geriatric medicine is the clinical specialty that focuses upon the care of older people—
especially those with frailty (a state of increased vulnerability). In hospital, older people living …

Structured Abstract Objectives Current policies for older patients do not adequately address
the barriers to effective implementation of optimal care models in New Zealand, partly due to …

In a well-conducted systematic review, Lowthian et al.[1] have reminded us that there is a
paucity of good quality evidence to guide the care for frail older people attending Emergency …

Changing global demography is resulting in older people presenting to emergency
departments (EDs) in greater numbers than ever before. They present with greater urgency …

Over the decades, as the principles of comprehensive geriatric assessment have been
established, there have been attempts to apply its principles to settings other than acute …

FRAILTY-READY EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO ACHIEVE THE QUADRUPLE AIM
evidence-based protocols delivered at these units. The GED care model has been …

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

Urgent care for older people is a major public health issue and attracts much policy
attention. Despite many efforts to curb demand, many older people with frailty and urgent …

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 …