Proactive frailty in primary care: A primary care system fit for frailty.

J R Coll Physicians Edinb

Complex Care GP, Somerset Partnership NHS Foundation Trust, Taunton, UK.

Published: December 2024

Older adults with frailty are at increased risk of premature death, and numerous negative sequalae including falls, disability, and dementia alongside increased healthcare costs. Most healthcare interactions for older people with frailty take place in primary care, and there is increasing interface working between primary and secondary care to manage this patient group including virtual wards, frailty management programmes and Hospital @ Home. This commentary aims to place proactive frailty into recent policy perspective, alongside highlighting some of the current challenges around the implementation of proactive frailty programmes.

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http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/14782715241286918DOI Listing

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