Top Tips to help you use the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS)



1. It's all about the baseline

2. You must take a proper history

3. Trust, but verify

4. Over-65s only

5. Terminally ill (CFS 9)

6. Having medical problems does not automatically increase the score to CFS 3

7. Don't forget "vulnerable" (CFS 4)

8. Dementia doesn't limit use of the CFS

9. Drill down into changes in function



Dr. Linda Dykes @DrLindaDykes



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