Care of the elderly
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Key learning pointsKey learning points: physical activity in osteoporosis
Sarah Leyland, Virginia Wakefield, and Dr Zoe Paskins highlight six essential points from the Royal Osteoporosis Society guidance on physical activity and exercise for people with osteoporosis
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Top tips
Top tips: frailty in older people
Dr Sunil Angris offers top tips on the identification, assessment, and management of frailty in people aged 65 years and over
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News
NICE guideline on improving patient experience in adult social care published
NICE has published NICE Guideline 86 on People’s experience in adult social care services: improving the experience of care and support for people using adult social care services.
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Implementing guidelines
Coordination of care is essential for managing multimorbidity
Dr David Kernick reviews NICE Guideline 56 on multimorbidity, and identifies the key recommendations for managing people with multiple chronic conditions in primary care
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Hot topic
General practice should be placed at the centre of dementia care
Dr Eugene Tang (pictured) and Professor Louise Robinson discuss the latest recommendations for diagnosing and treating dementia patients, and how GPs can provide support
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Implementing guidelines
GPs can help to identify older people at higher risk of mental decline
Dr Alan Maryon-Davis highlights the key recommendations for primary care and commissioners from NICE Guideline 32 on independence and mental wellbeing in older people
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Commissioning article
Joined-up community care improves frailty management
Dr Ruma Dutta explores British Geriatrics Society guidance on assessing and supporting people with frailty and explains why good frailty services are important
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Hot topic
Treatment options help to reduce the burden of fragility fractures
Dr Ruma Dutta summarises guidance from several sources on the assessment, treatment, and follow up of older people with osteoporosis and fragility fracture
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Hot topic
People who fall need a medical assessment and drugs review
Dr Ruma Dutta explores causes of falls in older people and explains how addressing orthostatic hypotension and reviewing medications could help to reduce risks
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Hot topic
Frail and vulnerable older people appear to have the most pain
Dr Martin Johnson and Professor Pat Schofield (left) explore the prevalence of pain in older people and summarise the best evidence for a variety of approaches
