Patient Frailty Score Guidance

Patient Frailty Score Guidance

In 2019 the NVR IT system was updated. One of the new data items that applies to all procedures is a patient frailty score.

If a formal frailty assessment was carried out using a validated scoring system, it should be possible to match the score to one of the NVR’s four categories:

  1. Not frail – well or managing well, routinely walking
  2. Mild frailty – evident slowing such as difficulty walking outside
  3. Moderate frailty – need help with some personal care or keeping house
  4. Severe frailty – Completely dependent for personal care

Please view the following validated frailty scores to see how their categories match to those recorded on the NVR: