How a specialist frailty team improved care
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How a specialist frailty team improved care

Beatriz Lopes Ageing and health lead nurse in the Evergreen Unit, Darent Valley Hospital, Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust

A frailty assessment unit that has helped hundreds of older people living with frailty to return home after review

At Dartford and Gravesham NHS Trust we have expanded Darent Valley Hospital’s service for people living with frailty as part of a trust-wide project to improve the quality of care for older people.

Nursing Older People. 34, 5, 13-14. doi: 10.7748/nop.34.5.13.s4

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