Course overview
This is a comprehensive in-depth resource on frailty in older people. It is aimed at health and social care professionals who provide care and services for older people living with frailty. This elearning course is funded by NHS England and is free until the end of June 2026.
This course is for individuals working at Tier 3 levels across all health and social care settings. Tier 3 professionals have "a high degree of autonomy, able to provide care in complex situations and who may also lead services for people living with frailty.” Access to the course is free for all health and social care professionals.
Achieving 80% or higher from the assessment modules results in course certification. The course carries 10 CPD hours/credits of distance learning from the RCP (London).
Course modules
Course learning is divided into four modules:
- Module 1: Understanding and Communicating Frailty
- Module 2: Identifying Frailty
- Module 3: Managing those living with Frailty
- Module 4: Building Systems Fit for Frailty
Some of the learning objectives include:
- Define frailty and describe frailty models
- Understand the appearance of frailty and frailty syndromes
- Communicate successfully about frailty
- Learn how and why to use Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment to manage frailty
- Understand how frailty is managed in different clinical settings
- Gain insight from individuals and carers living with frailty
- See current research being undertaken into specific interventions to modify frailty
- Learn about the local, national and global approaches supporting those living with frailty
- Gain an overview of frailty quality improvement programmes across the UK
- Understand how frailty fits with the changing demographic and its impact
- Know where to access other frailty training resources for you and your team.
Access and attempts to complete the course are not limited.