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Interest Group (SIG)</a>.</p> <p>The hub consists of six areas:</p> <table> <tbody> <tr> <td colspan="180"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-introduction-to-frailty"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/1-frailty-intro.png" width="60" /></a></p> <p><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-introduction-to-frailty"><strong>Introduction to frailty </strong></a><br /> Where you can find out what frailty is, and how it can be diagnosed and managed.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-in-specific-settings"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/2-frailty-settings.png" width="60" /></a></p> <p><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-in-specific-settings"><strong>Frailty in specific settings</strong></a><br /> Here you can find resources on frailty in settings including care home medicine, emergency medicine, frailty units and community.<br /> Resources relevant to specialised services such as diabetes, heart failure and oncology can also be found here.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-setting-up-and-developing-frailty-services"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/3-frailty-setup.png" width="60" /></a></p> <p><strong><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-setting-up-and-developing-frailty-services">Setting up and developing frailty services</a></strong><br /> Useful information to help you set up a frailty service, with examples of best practice, service development, and business cases.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-and-the-nhs"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/4-frailty-nhs_0.png" width="60" /></a></p> <p><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-and-the-nhs"><strong>Frailty and the NHS</strong></a><br /> An area of the hub focusing on the national picture.<br /> Here you can find publications by NHS England, NICE, GIRFT, NHS RightCare and NHS Benchmarking.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-education-and-training"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/5-frailty-education.png" width="60" /></a></p> <div><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-education-and-training"><strong>Education and training resources</strong></a><br /> Here you can find links to our new frailty elearning module.</div> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180" style="text-align:center"><a href="/resources/frailty-in-older-people"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/attachment/2020-07-07/6-frailty-research.png" width="60" /></a></p> <p style="text-align:left"><a href="/resources/frailty-in-older-people"><strong>Research</strong></a><br /> The latest research on frailty published by the BGS journal <em>Age and Ageing</em>.</p> </td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="180" style="text-align:center"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-patient-information"><img alt="" height="60" src="/sites/default/files/content/FrailtyHubPatientInfoIcon.png?s25032d1680688124" width="60" /></a></p> <p style="text-align:left"><a href="/resources/frailty-hub-patient-information"><strong>Patient information</strong></a><br /> Information for patients about frailty.</p> </td> </tr> </tbody> </table> <p>You can use the links above or below to access the sections within the frailty hub. If you have any suggestions of materials you think should appear on these pages, please <span class="spamspan"><span class="u">scientificofficer</span> [at] <span class="d">bgs<span class="t"> [dot] </span>org<span class="t"> [dot] </span>uk</span><span class="h"> (subject: Frailty%20Hub%20suggestion) </span><span class="a"> (email us)</span></span>.</p> </div> </article> </div> </section> </div> </main> <section class="postscript-first"> <div class="postscript_first"> <section class="block block-views postscript-section-row-block"> <div class="view view-resource-series view-id-resource_series view-display-id-node section-row row-max-4 view-card-default-palette view-dom-id-47e965086c1c614730d722ef2ea41cf2"> <div class="view-content view-content-main"> <div class="views-row views-row-1 views-row-odd views-row-first"> <a class="card resource-card" href="/resources/frailty-hub-introduction-to-frailty"><div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Frailty Hub: Introduction to frailty</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-06-23T00:00:00+01:00">23 Jun 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Find out what frailty is and how it can be diagnosed and managed.   </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-2 views-row-even"> <a class="card resource-card" href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-in-specific-settings"><div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Frailty Hub: Frailty in specific settings</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-06-23T00:00:00+01:00">23 Jun 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Collated resources on frailty in settings including care home medicine, emergency medicine, frailty units and community. Resources relevant to specialised services such as diabetes, heart failure and oncology can also be found here. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-3 views-row-odd"> <a class="card resource-card" href="/resources/frailty-hub-setting-up-and-developing-frailty-services"><div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Frailty Hub: Setting up and developing frailty services</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-06-23T00:00:00+01:00">23 Jun 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> Useful information to help you set up a frailty service, with examples of best practice, service development, and business cases. </div> </div> </div> </div><div class="card-footer"> <div class="card-resource-series"> In a series </div> </div></div></a> </div> <div class="views-row views-row-4 views-row-even"> <a class="card resource-card" href="/resources/frailty-hub-frailty-and-the-nhs"><div class="card-text"><div class="card-content"> <div class="card-title"> <h3>Frailty Hub: Frailty and the NHS</h3> </div> <div class="card-date-display-override"> <span class="date-display-single" property="dc:date" datatype="xsd:dateTime" content="2020-06-24T00:00:00+01:00">24 Jun 2020</span> </div> <div class="card-summary"> <div class="card-summary-wrapper"> <div class="card-summary"> This area of the Frailty Hub focuses on the national picture. 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