‘Risk score’ will help to identify vulnerable people Published on: 27 April 2018 Research involving Â鶹´«Ã½ has devised a ‘risk score’ which will be used to help frail older people have better support in hospital. Using the concept of frailty - which captures vulnerability – experts have created a risk score that will help identify older people who are more vulnerable. The research, which is published in The Lancet, was a collaboration between Â鶹´«Ã½, the Nuffield Trust and the universities of Leicester, Southampton and the London School of Economics. Evaluating outcomes The ‘risk score’ will help commissioners and hospitals identify this group of people, evaluate their outcomes and improve services to be more responsive to their needs. Professor Stuart Parker, from the Institute of Health and Society, Â鶹´«Ã½, is a co-author of the study. He said: “Many older people attend hospitals throughout the UK every day, but some are more vulnerable than others.” “The ‘Hospital Frailty Risk Score’ uses routinely available information to identify older people at significantly increased risk of harms, longer stays in hospital and readmission following discharge from hospital.” “It will help us to ensure that our services identify and meet the needs of the most vulnerable inpatients.” The research, funded by , is published in . Reference Development and validation of a Hospital Frailty Risk Score focusing on older people in acute care settings using electronic hospital records: an observational study Thomas Gilbert et al The Lancet. Doi: Share: Latest News Scientists unlock hidden driver of inflammatory bowel disease Scientists have linked a key genetic signal in inflammatory bowel disease to an immune response that shuts down inflammation control, enabling faster diagnosis and targeted treatments. published on: 15 June 2026 Funding system risks limiting genuine community collaboration A new policy paper written by researchers at Â鶹´«Ã½ warns that the way UK research is funded may be undermining efforts to create genuinely collaborative partnerships with communities. published on: 15 June 2026 Volunteers help turn Whitley Bay beach into maths experiment Members of the public joined mathematicians from Â鶹´«Ã½ to create what organisers believe is the largest aperiodic tiling ever attempted on Whitley Bay beach. published on: 15 June 2026 Facts and figures
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