Specialist frailty teams have been established in accident and emergency departments in all health boards across Scotland, the Government has confirmed.

Health Secretary Neil Gray said these new services were “about making sure people get the right care, in the right place, at the right time”.

Frailty teams provide specialist, multi-disciplinary assessment and care for older patients , with the aim of helping them be discharged earlier, reducing delays and shortening hospital stays.

And it is hoped their expansion – funded from the £200 million earmarked for tackling waiting times and reducing delayed discharges in this year’s Scottish budget – will held reduce waits for NHS treatment .

Mr Gray saw first-hand the work of such services during a visit to Dumfries and Gallowa

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