Frailty Hub: Patient information

Published date

29 March 2023

Last updated

29 November 2023

Authors

British Geriatrics Society

Centre for Perioperative Care

Downloadable information and resources for patients and their families living with frailty.

Frailty posters

The below posters were developed in collaboration with the Patient Information Forum (PIF). The Frailty and Surgery poster was developed with the Centre for Perioperative Care (CPOC).

They explain and illustrate the stages of frailty and what this means for them.

Please feel free to download these posters, share them with patients or display them.

What is frailty? Patient information poster

Frailty and surgery: Patient information poster

Think Frailty poster

Become a member

Other resources in this series

Frailty Hub: Education and training

Here you can find links to our new frailty elearning module and other useful training materials.

Frailty in older people

This collection shows how far frailty has come, not just an abstract concept, but a conditio

Frailty Hub: Introduction to frailty

Find out what frailty is and how it can be diagnosed and managed.

Frailty Hub: Frailty in specific settings

Collated resources on frailty in settings including care home medicine, emergency medicine,

Frailty Hub: Setting up and developing frailty services

Useful information to help you set up a frailty service, with examples of best practice, service

Frailty Hub: Frailty and the NHS

This area of the Frailty Hub focuses on the national picture.