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February 8, 2026Age and Ageing0 citations

Frailty Same Day Emergency Care: Onward Destination and Virtual Ward Utilization

3805 Frailty same day emergency care: onward destination and effective utilisation of virtual wards

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MAM AllcockIWIain Wilkinson

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Assesses onward destinations and virtual ward utilization from emergency care, highlighting vital implications for patient management.

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  • The aim is to evaluate the relationship between discharge destinations and the use of virtual wards in patients from the FSDEC unit.
  • Data reviewed from patient records attending FSDEC from February 2025 to April 2025
  • Assessment of onward destinations: discharge to home, virtual wards, or inpatient admission
  • Calculation of Charlson Comorbidity Index for understanding patient health status
  • 74% of patients were discharged the same day
  • 52% were discharged home
  • 22% were referred to virtual wards for home care
  • 26% were admitted as inpatients
  • 30% had follow-up outpatient appointments
  • Mean Charlson Comorbidity Index score was 6
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Allcock et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698828010fc35cd7a884711dhttps://doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afaf368.072
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