Frailty service questionnaire
| Which hospital do you work at? | ||
| Does your hospital have a frailty / acute geriatric ward? | Yes | No |
| Are there clear criteria for suitable patients for admission to this ward? | Yes | No |
| If so, what are the criteria? | ||
| In working hours who applies these criteria /decides on admissions to the ward? | Bed manager | |
| Ward manager | ||
| Geriatric consultant/SpR | ||
| On-call medical SpR | ||
| A&E/AMU coordinator | ||
| Other (please specify) | ||
| Out of hours who applies these criteria / decides on admissions to the ward? | Bed manager | |
| Ward manager | ||
| Geriatric consultant/SpR | ||
| On-call medical SpR | ||
| A&E/AMU coordinator | ||
| Other (please specify) | ||
| How frequently are there inappropriate admissions to the ward in normal working hours? | Daily | |
| 1–2 times a week | ||
| Weekly | ||
| Monthly | ||
| Very rarely/less than once a month | ||
| Never | ||
| How frequently are there inappropriate admissions to the ward out of hours? | Daily | |
| 1–2 times a week | ||
| Weekly | ||
| Monthly | ||
| Very rarely/less than once a month | ||
| Never | ||
| Does your hospital have a frailty service based in ED/AMU? | Yes | No |
| Who leads this service? | Geriatric consultants | |
| Geriatric registrars | ||
| Specialist nurses/ANPs | ||
| Non-geriatric consultant | ||
| Other (please specify) |
A&E = emergency department; AMU = acute medical unit;
ANPs = advanced nurse practitioner; ED = emergency department;
SpR = specialty registrar.