Posters for 2025 Frailty and Urgent Care Meeting

Introduction: Older people living with frailty are core users of health and social care. Services attuned to their needs afford better outcomes, help avoid harm and improve the experience for people living with frailty and their carers. These services may also help with flow and capacity. The Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) Team aimed to advance services in order to enhance the quality and provision of care for older people with frailty. Methods: As part of the Health Improvement Scotland Focus on Frailty Programme, the GRI Team developed processes for early identification of people living with

Introduction: With an aging population of major trauma patients admitted to the Southwest Major Trauma Centre, a dedicated team of medics, nurses, and therapists launched a pilot aimed at enhancing the care of frail major trauma patients in a Major Trauma Centre (MTC). This initiative - the Frailty and Trauma Liaison Team (FTLT), focuses on ensuring continuity and quality of care for this vulnerable population in major trauma. Methods: It targeted the completion of comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA) within 72 hours for patients with a Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) score greater than 4

Introduction: Frailty is a growing concern, particularly for older adults attending Emergency Departments (EDs). Frailty accounts for 5-10% of all ED visits and up to 30% of acute admissions1. The NHS mandates that hospitals with Type 1 EDs provide a minimum of 70 hours of Acute Frailty Services per week to address this challenge1. At Salford Royal Foundation Trust (SRFT), a Frailty Same Day Emergency Care (SDEC) service was introduced to deliver rapid assessment and care for frail older adults, aiming to reduce hospital admissions and improve patient outcomes2. This service operates five days

INTRODUCTION: We now face an increasing challenge of managing type 1 diabetes (T1DM) in older people. 3% of patients with T1DM are over 80 years old - a number that is set to rise over the coming decades. Diabetes is a risk factor for frailty, and advanced age comes with a higher incidence and severity of comorbidities affecting patients’ ability to manage their treatments, such as arthritis or dementia. A recent systematic search in England highlighted the scarcity of data surrounding this, finding no articles specifically researching frailty in older adults with T1DM. CASE STUDY: ●90-year

Pneumococcal pneumonia in a confused older person – is it enough for diagnosis of delirium? Objective: To discuss the high suspicion of meningitis in an immunocompromised patient presenting with pneumococcal bacteraemia as Streptococcus pneumoniae (SP) exhibits a notable tropism for the meninges. With the recent rise in non-PCV13 serotypes, it is important to remain vigilant about the possibility of pneumococcal meningitis in susceptible individuals despite the widespread use of pneumococcal vaccines. Health promotion through vaccination should be encouraged to prevent an increase in invasive

The Frailty Virtual Ward Pathway aims to optimise the care for frail patients (with a frailty score between 4 and 7) aged 65 and above. by addressing the main frailty domains falls, polypharmacy, functional decline, and new incontinence. Timely referrals can enhance patient outcomes and reduce hospital length of stay. However, awareness and utilisation of the pathway among medical teams remain unclear. This project aimed to assess the awareness and usage of the pathway on three medical wards at West Suffolk Hospital, F7, G3, and G10, and to implement a quality improvement intervention to

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