I’ll make no bones about it – do not label us frail
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I’ll make no bones about it – do not label us frail

Jane Bates Ophthalmic nurse, Hampshire

‘They’ve referred me to the frailty team,’ said a friend. ‘You? Frail?!’ I said, incredulous. We chuckled in disbelief.

Nursing Standard. 32, 12, 33-33. doi: 10.7748/ns.32.12.33.s25

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