TY - JOUR T1 - Ageing and frailty in the UK JF - Future Healthcare Journal JO - Future Healthc J SP - 51 LP - 51 DO - 10.7861/fhj.9-2-s51 VL - 9 IS - Suppl 2 AU - Jay Acharya Y1 - 2022/07/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/9/Suppl_2/51.abstract N2 - In an ever-ageing UK population, frailty is a growing concern. This multidimensional geriatric syndrome is associated with deconditioning and, as such, worsening patient outcomes, and is an increasing burden on the healthcare system.It is predicted that the prevalence of multi-morbid frail individuals will increase exponentially with a 17% increase in this patient cohort by 2035, of which 67% will suffer from cognitive impairment / dementia.1 With life expectancy expected to increase to 85.7 years for men and 87.7 years for women by 2030, the importance of recognising frailty cannot be understated. … ER -