Keeping our frail and elderly patients out of hospital.

GERIATRIC assessment; FAMILY medicine; FRAIL elderly; HOSPITAL admission & discharge; MEDICAL office nursing; MEDICAL protocols; NATIONAL health services; PATIENTS; PRIMARY health care; RISK assessment; SOCIAL services case management; PATIENT readmissions

The article offers tips on how to avoid unplanned admissions to hospitals in Great Britain, as the large percentage of patients admitted to hospital through urgent and unplanned circumstances are elderly, with more complex health and social care needs. The topics included are prioritizing most vulnerable patients on the list, recommended tests for use in general practice, and development of a Personalized Care Plan (PCP).