Source · Select Committees · Public Accounts Committee
Recommendation 18
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NHSE has put in place multiple initiatives that aim to help with frailty.
Conclusion
NHSE has put in place multiple initiatives that aim to help with frailty. It has set requirements for ICBs and GPs to provide health services that aim to assess and support people living with moderate and severe frailty. They include frailty assessments, healthcare for people in care homes (through the Enhanced Health in Care Homes programme) and services to provide care in people’s homes and avoid admitting them to hospital such as urgent community response and virtual wards. Local areas deliver and prioritise these services differently and they commission these services based on local need. As a result, there is no consistent national frailty provision.38