TY - JOUR T1 - Frailty on the acute medical take JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 298 LP - 301 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0312 VL - 22 IS - 4 AU - Conal T Baxter AU - Natalie J Offord Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/22/4/298.abstract N2 - 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. Comprehensive geriatric assessment is the evidence-based holistic approach to assessing and managing people with frailty. This multidimensional and interdisciplinary process is generally specialist led, however, acute medical teams can make important contributions through early identification and grading of frailty, and proactive management of geriatric syndromes. ER -