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¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ co-ordinated written evidence submission to: Supporting people with frailty outside of hospitals

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Executive Summary

The number of older adults living with multiple long-term conditions (MLTC) and frailty in the UK continues to rise. Care for older adults with MLTC and frailty is often divided between routine care in general practice and community health services with most acute care being provided in hospital settings. However, with further investment in community settings, more people could be cared for closer to home. At the ¾ÅÉ«ÊÓƵ, we have a developing portfolio of research investigating best practice in the proactive and urgent community care for older adults living with MLTCs and frailty. This portfolio consists of:

This submission identifies the following priority areas for further research:

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Contributors:

Dr Natalie Cox,ÌýNIHR Clinical Lecturer in Geriatric Medicine.

Dr Sara McKelvie,ÌýClinical Associate Professor in General Practice.

Dr Nicola Andrews, Senior Research FellowÌýwith expertise in frailty and dementia research.

Dr Carole Fogg, Senior Research Fellow with expertise in epidemiology and health services research.

Dr Stephen Lim, Principal Clinical Research Fellow and Academic Geriatrician

Professor Sue Latter, Professor of Health Services Research

Dr Dinesh Samuel, Lecturer in Ageing and Health

Dr Kinda Ibrahim, Associate Professor and Academic Pharmacist

Dr Eloise Radcliffe, Senior Research Fellow

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