Caring for fail patients: best practice.
- Resource Type
- Academic Journal
- Authors
- Wallace C; Faculty of Health, Sport and Science, University of Glamorgan, Pontypridd.; Chandler L; Frail Older Persons Service Delivery Programme, Cardiff and Vale of Glamorgan, Whitchurch Hospital, Cardiff.; Rogers A; Rapid Response, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Ebbw Vale Health Centre, Blaenau Gwent.; Crosby K; Monmouthshire Locality, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Chepstow Hospital, Chepstow.; Joshi N; Intermediate Care Facility, St Woolos Hospital, Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Newport.; Spriggs T; Hill C; Aneurin Bevan Health Board, Mamhilad House, Pontypool.
- Source
- Publisher: RCNi Country of Publication: England NLM ID: 9012906 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 2047-9018 (Electronic) Linking ISSN: 00296570 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Nurs Stand Subsets: PubMed not MEDLINE
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- Language
- English
Frailty has become synonymous with vulnerability and is a state caused by many factors, including disability, recurrent infection and multiple co-morbidities. The Gwent frailty service recognises the importance of an interdisciplinary approach to care, including timely recognition of frailty in patients and referral to the most appropriate services to optimise management and treatment.