Do you look after someone or know someone who is frail?

Frailty is a long-term condition related to the ageing process in which multiple body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves. It is now widel recognised as a state of reduced resilience and increased vulnerability, which results in some older people becoming more vulnerable to relatively minor changes in their circumstances which can lead to a deterioration in their health and/or ability to live independently.

• E-learning for healthcare frailty training is available to the general public.
• The training aims to raise awareness and understanding of what frailty is, and what support is available.
• You can register for the training with your personal email address – Hotmail/Gmail for example.