All Frailty articles
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Key learning pointsKey learning points: diabetes and frailty in older adults
Dr David Strain outlines six key learning points from an expert consensus statement on managing diabetes and frailty, and identifies where treatment should differ from a standard approach
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Test and reflect
UK expert consensus statement on the management of older adults with diabetes
The following questions written by Dr David Strain relate to his article, Key learning points: diabetes and frailty in older adults, which outlines six key learning points from an expert consensus statement on managing diabetes and frailty, and identifies where treatment should differ from a standard approach.
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Pharmacist focus
Frailty and malnutrition: the role of the practice pharmacist
Shailen Rao and Samantha Cudby explain the role of the practice pharmacist in supporting the management of malnutrition in frail older people in primary care
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Pharmacist focus
Frailty and polypharmacy: the role of the practice pharmacist
Samantha Cudby and Gupinder Syan explain the role of the practice pharmacist in supporting the management of frail older people in primary care
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Key learning points
Key learning points: diabetes in older people with frailty
Professor Alan Sinclair explains how care should be personalised and targets adapted for older people with diabetes, including an assessment of frailty
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Test and reflect
Collaborative stakeholder initiative for the management of type 2 diabetes in older people
This CPD activity consists of 3 multiple-choice questions (MCQs) designed to test your knowledge on the management of diabetes in older people, including in the context of frailty.
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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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Primary care commissioning
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
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
