The Frailty and Falls Nursing Handbook

For nurses who need clinical answers, not just clinical guidelines.

Every NHS acute ward nurse is now required to complete a Clinical Frailty Scale on every patient over 65, initiate falls risk assessments at every shift, screen for delirium at the bedside, and contribute to safe discharge planning for frail older adults. These are governance requirements, not suggestions. Yet the training that should underpin them is, in most NHS trusts, inconsistent at best.