Frailty

Overarching aim: Everyone living with frailty gets the care and support they need to lead a happy, healthy and active life for as long as possible, by earlier identification and intervention that can prevent adverse events.

Key Contacts

  • Clinical Director: Dr Maurice Cohen, Consultant Geriatrician, Deputy Medical Director
  • Clinical Programme Lead: Laura Cook (Ageing Well and Frailty)
  • Email: england.cnsbsu@nhs.net

2024/25 Areas of Focus

  • Proactive community frailty care – our aim is for all London boroughs to offer community frailty service following a clinically agreed evidence- based set of minimum core standards
  • Training – to increase and standardise frailty training through our eLearning for Health modules
  • Universal Care Plan – supporting the new expanded template for use as a personalised care and support plan
  • Perioperative Care for Older People Undergoing Surgery – we are starting to map services across London to identify any areas of unwarranted variation
  • Frailty across London – we are bringing together programmes of work involved in frailty across London for a shared vision and improvements across the whole pathway.

 

Key Documents