Frailty resources

We have produced a range of tools and guidance to help improve care for people living with or at the risk of frailty.

Implementation resources

These resources can help organisations with their implementation and improvement work.

Ageing and Frailty standards

Foundations for front door frailty services

Top tips for front door frailty services

Foundations for community frailty services

Scottish Government’s Getting it Right for Everyone programme

Clinical tools

These tools are designed to support you to consider how best to deliver care to people living with frailty. They are available on the Right Decision Service website.

Future Care Planning toolkit

Clinical Frailty Scale

Think Frailty tool

Frailty Assessment and Intervention Tool

Reports

Information and findings on frailty and frailty services.

Hospital and community services for older people living with frailty in Scotland 2025-2026

Focus on Frailty programme impact report 2023-2024

Examples from local services

Multidisciplinary team (MDT) meetings (May 2026)

Case studies and examples of good practice.

Discharge coordination for older people living with frailty (February 2026)

Developing reliable frailty care pathways (September 2025)

Building whole system leadership and culture for frailty improvement (September 2025)

Preventative care for older people living with frailty in the community (May 2025)

How polypharmacy reviews for older people living with frailty reduced medications and the need for social care visits (May 2025)

Webinars