Ageing and frailty standards: consultation survey
Health Improvement Scotland (HIS) are developing standards for the care of older people living with frailty. The frailty and ageing standards are intended to improve services for older people who are frail or who may be at risk of frailty as they age. The ageing and frailty standards will be complemented by the national healthcare standards and are currently under development.
There are 11 standards within the draft which cover:
- service design
- identification and assessment
- person centred care coordination and future care planning
- support for staff and care partners
- keeping active
- nutrition and hydration
- medicines management
- living and dying well
- care in hospital
- delirium, dementia and cognition
- mental health
More information about the consultation and the draft standards can be found here - Ageing and frailty standards - Health Improvement Scotland
In addition, HIS are hosting a webinar on Wednesday 22 May 2024, 2:30pm - 3:30pm, to explain about the standards and their impact. To join the online webinar, via MS Teams, to hear about the new ageing and frailty standards which are currently out for consultation please register using this link.
The aim of the consultation is to provide an opportunity for wider stakeholder feedback on the draft standards. HIS are specifically looking for feedback on the content of the standards. Therefore, comments not relating to the standards may not be included in the response.
For example, HIS would welcome comments which cover:
- Wording that is unclear or requires clarification
- Potential gaps in the standards within scope
- Additional references for consideration
Please note participants should read the draft standards using the link above before completing the survey and a summary of the responses received will be used to produce a response on behalf of the Partnership. All comments will be processed in line with the General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR). The final Ageing and Frailty Standards are scheduled to be published in November 2024.
The closing date for the survey is the 19 May 2024.