NEWS2 and the older person

Emma RLC Vardy, consultant geriatrician^A ⇑,
Daniel Lasserson, professor of acute ambulatory care^B,
Robert O Barker, NIHR Applied Research Collaboration (ARC) North East and North Cumbria (NENC) practice fellow^C and
Barbara Hanratty, professor of primary care and public health^D

^ANorthern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford, UK and School of Health Sciences and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration Greater Manchester, Manchester, UK
^BUniversity of Warwick, Warwick, UK and clinical lead, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
^CPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK
^DPopulation Health Sciences Institute, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK and NIHR Applied Research Collaboration North East and North Cumbria, Newcastle upon Tyne, UK

Address for correspondence: Professor Emma Vardy, Salford Care Organisation, Stott Lane, Salford M6 8HD, UK. Email: emma.vardy{at}nca.nhs.uk Twitter: @emmavardy2