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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment Toolkit for Primary Care Practitioners 1 The NHS Long Term Plan, published in January 2019, notes that the NHS needs to help older people living with frailty stay healthy and independent for as long as possible. This guide from the BGS is an excellent and Comprehensive resource addressing this need. It supports Primary care work with older people, and their families, to help them stay well for longer. Dr Dawn Moody, Associate National Clinical Director for Older People and Integrated Person-Centred Care for NHS England This Comprehensive Toolkit will be a very helpful resource for Primary care teams in Scotland and across the UK. We are delighted to see increasing awareness of the importance of frailty Assessment in the community. Dr Christine McAlpine, Past Chair of the British Geriatrics Society Scotland CouncilAcknowledgments and history The editorial panel for the Toolkit consisted of: Dr Gill Turner (Chair of the editorial panel), Dr Adam Gordon, Dr Maggie Keeble, Dr Adrian Blundell, Dr James Fisher, Dr Sean Ninan, Dr Colin Mitchell, Dr Sanja Thompson, Dr Helen Chamberlain, Dr Helen Lyndon, Soline Jerram and Nia Angelo Grazioli, a GP based in County Limerick, Ireland, had the original vision for this Toolkit .
Assessment Section 1 CGA in Primary Care This toolkit is an introduction to Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) in primary care settings. It is divided into two parts. Section 1 covers the basics of CGA in primary care, while Section 2 relates CGA to specific clinical presentations that may be encountered in practice 1. Introduction
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