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2 Specialties Geriatric medicine5 The specialist discharge planning skills andknowledge held by geriatricians can lead to shorterlengths <strong>of</strong> hospital stay, <strong>with</strong>out subsequent earlyreadmission.6 Geriatricians are essential in the care <strong>of</strong> olderpeople <strong>with</strong> fragility fractures and have a role toplay both preoperatively and in the rehabilitationphase.7 Following the 2010 National Confidential Enquiryinto Patient Outcome and Death (NCEPOD)report Elective and emergency surgery in theelderly, 8 there is a growing role for geriatriciansto be involved in all surgical admissions in olderpeople.References1 Lally F, Crome P. Understanding frailty. Postgrad Med J2007;83:16–20.2 Young J, Robinson M, Chell S et al. Aprospectivebaseline study <strong>of</strong> frail older people before theintroduction <strong>of</strong> an intermediate care service. Health SocCare Community 2005;13:307–12.3 National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.Diagnosis and initial management <strong>of</strong> acute stroke andtransient ischaemic attack (TIA). London: NICE, 2008.http://guidance.nice.org.uk/CG684 <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Physicians. National clinical guidelinesfor stroke, 3rd edn. London: RCP, 2008.5 Age UK. Don’t go hungry in hospital leaflet. www.ageuk.org.uk/documents/en-gb/dont%20go%20hungry%20in%20hospital%20leaflet.pdf?dtrk=true6 British Geriatrics Society. Morris J, Beaumont D.Standards <strong>of</strong> medical care for older people: expectations andrecommendations. Compendium document 1.3 (1997,revised 2003 and 2007). London: BGS, 2007.7 Federation <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>College</strong>s <strong>of</strong> Physicians <strong>of</strong> the UK.Census <strong>of</strong> consultant <strong>physicians</strong> and medical registrars inthe UK 2009: data and commentary. London: RCP, 2010.8 National Confidential Enquiry into Patient Outcome andDeath (NCEPOD). Elective and emergency surgery in theelderly: an age old problem. London: NCEPOD, 2010.www.ncepod.org.uk/2010eese.htmC○ <strong>Royal</strong> <strong>College</strong> <strong>of</strong> Physicians 2013 125

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