A rating – fit, mildly frail, moderately frail or severely frail – is then written into each patient's medical notes. Pictured: Stock imageA rating – fit, mildly frail, moderately frail or severely frail – is then written into each patient's medical notes. So young-at-heart Pam was understandably 'horrified' to learn that, according to the NHS, she had been branded 'moderately frail'. She was told by the GP surgery her husband was automatically classed as moderately frail once he turned 75. The computer assessment would be expected to score roughly one in ten over-65s as moderately frail, and three per cent as severely frail.

Source: The Nation March 20, 2021 23:03 UTC