Developing reliable frailty care pathways: September 2025

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Case study

Improvement support

Summary

Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GRI) in NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has reduced the average length of stay for people identified as frail by four days (reduction from 13 to nine days). This has been achieved with no increase in readmissions. 

This improvement work was undertaken as part of the Focus on Frailty programme between May 2023 to December 2024.