Table 3.
Staff involved in frailty case-finding.
| Integrated AMU (n=45) | Geriatric AMU (n=17) | General AMU (n=10) | Orthopaedic units (n=77) | Other surgical units (n=41) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Consultant Geriatricians | 21 (47) | 11 (65) | 2 (20) | 51 (66) | 25 (61) |
| Specialty Consultants* | 17 (38) | 1 (6) | 1 (10) | 5 (6) | 3 (7) |
| Non-consultant career grade | 5 (11) | 1 (6) | 1 (10) | 18 (24) | 7 (17) |
| Junior doctors | 15 (33) | 8 (47) | 2 (20) | 19 (25) | 14 (34) |
| Specialist nurses in geriatrics | 16 (36) | 9 (53) | 2 (20) | 9 (12) | 14 (34) |
| Advanced nurse practitioners | 14 (31) | 6 (35) | 3 (30) | 10 (13) | 8 (20) |
| AMU nursing staff | 15 (33) | 3 (18) | 2 (20) | 17 (22) | 6 (15) |
| Physiotherapy | 18 (40) | 8 (47) | 5 (50) | 20 (26) | 16 (39) |
| Occupational therapy | 18 (40) | 9 (53) | 5 (50) | 19 (25) | 16 (39) |
| Therapy assistants | 7 (16) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 7 (10) | 5 (12) |
| Dietitians | 0 (0) | 1 (6) | 1 (10) | 1 (1) | 3 (7) |
| Care assistants | 2 (4) | 1 (6) | 0 (0) | 2 (3) | 0 (0) |
| Not sure | 1 (2) | 0 (0) | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0 (0) |
| Other | 4 (9) | 2 (12) | 1 (10) | 4 (5) | 2 (5) |
*
Acute physicians on AMU; surgeons on orthopaedic or non-orthopaedic surgical wards. AMU: Acute medical unit.