Abstract:Virtual wards are an area of rapid development within the National Health Service in the UK, and frailty has been selected as one of the first clinical pathways to be developed. This is in the context of existing longstanding hospital at home services in some areas. A rapid evidence synthesis was completed to guide the local healthcare system in the North West of England. This is a rapid approach to synthesising existing research which focuses on existing evidence synthesis where possible. Questions were addre… Show more
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