Frailty Virtual Ward at Frimley Health Trust

Join me on this fascinating conversation with Dr. Lucy Abbott, MBBS, MSc, FRCP (Geriatrics), Consultant Geriatrician. Lucy is the Chief of Service for Community Services and Older People's Medicine at Frimley Health Foundation Trust. Mahdi, Director at Home Instead Farnborough, Fleet, Farnham and the host of Older Wiser Together interviewed Dr Abbott on frailty care, providing clinical care at home, and the advent of virtual wards, enabling people to remain at home where appropriate rather than receiving care in the hospital. We discuss the benefits for someone living with dementia who may be frail, how receiving care at home (hospital at home) can help the person avoid disorientation from hospitalisation and recover faster at home. Dr. Abbott was quoted in the latest CQC State of Care report for pioneering work on virtual wards, otherwise known as frailty virtual wards. The pioneering work Dr. Abbott and her team have done continues to inspire advocates for healthcare at home to launch similar services in their respective chronic condition specialisms.Find out more how you can access the Frailty Virtual Ward at Frimley.