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16 March 2023
Pathway improvement
Delivering improvement in acute care
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Older Persons Assessment Service (OPAS)
Innovative models of service delivery are required to provide comprehensive geriatric assessment for older patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) with frailty syndromes.
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Frailty on the acute medical take
Frailty is a prevalent condition in urgent care settings associated with an increased risk of adverse events. Frailty commonly presents on the acute medical take in the form of geriatric syndromes, which include falls, delirium and immobility.
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