Letters
Frailty in acute care
Author’s reply to Fisken
BMJ 2016; 355 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.i5561 (Published 18 October 2016) Cite this as: BMJ 2016;355:i5561
- David Oliver,
- consultant in geriatrics and acute general medicine
- Berkshire
- davidoliver372{at}googlemail.com
Fisken is right to highlight that older people living with frailty, dementia, or complex needs can struggle at home and are often at risk of serial re-admission to hospital because they need more support.1 2
He is also right to raise the key role of carers, around …
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