Frailty

Duncan Forsyth noticed that staffing levels in hospital were often inadequate to ensure hydration of his patients during a heat-wave and that admissions due to acute kidney injury were especially prevalent in care home residents. He advocates incorporating weather forecasts in the risk stratification for frail older people .

In the minds of many, palliative care is synonymous with cancer and end of life. This is unsurprising, as it is within this context that palliative care has developed. The goal of palliative care is to relieve suffering and improve the quality of life of people with life threatening illness.