Does Frailty need a new name?
This analysis was published in the BMJ on the 9th July 2024. It has been made open access and can be read in full here. Seven years ago I put … Continue reading Does Frailty need a new name?
Tag: Frailty
Thank you for being so kind Dame Coia
oSunday 8th July 2018, Bridge of Allan. Dear Dame Coia, I received your reply to my open letter yesterday. I wanted to write and thank you for your most helpful … Continue reading Thank you for being so kind Dame Coia
Frailty and “common misunderstandings”
I recently submitted a response to a Healthcare Improvement Scotland blog titled “the right words are crucial to empower patients and the public”. Dr Graham Ellis, National Clinical Lead for … Continue reading Frailty and “common misunderstandings”
The right words are crucial
A recent Healthcare Improvement Scotland blog was titled: The blog begins: “We know there are huge benefits to patients, the public and health and care services if people are at … Continue reading The right words are crucial
Being told you are in the “mortality relegation zone”
This post is based on an Editorial published in the BMJ on 27 September 2017: Identifying frailty in primary care. The full article can be read here.
Frailty – nothing about us without us
In September 2016, Professor Martin Vernon, National Clinical Director for Older People and Integrated Care at NHS England stated why diagnosing frailty is important: In the same month Professor David Oliver … Continue reading Frailty – nothing about us without us
Frailty
Selected quotes from the novel ‘How to stop time‘ by Matt Haig:
“ethical approval is less burdensome”
It is most welcome to hear from Philippa Whitford about positive outcomes of NHS Scotland’s collaborative approach to quality improvement and the learning that this might provide for the rest … Continue reading “ethical approval is less burdensome”