The Rockwood scale is a simple to use 9 measure scale looking a co-morbidities, function and cognition that easily and quickly classifies a person from very fit to severely frail and terminally ill.
It is a globally used scale and by predicting adverse health outcomes, it allows for strategies to be put in place to prevent further decline in both the short and long-term.
Electronic Frailty Index – this index is linked to SystmOne and is automatically generated from read codes that are added in SystmOne.