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knspol Sun 12-Oct-25 13:53:52

I recently attended my local surgery for flu and Covid jabs. Very much a conveyor belt system with less than 2 mins with person who did the jabs. Did not know the person who did the vaccinations, he was wearing scrubs and did not have a name tag so don't know whether he was a GP or whatever. A few days later when ordering a repeat prescription on line I noticed that this person had recorded a Rockwood Clinical Frailty Score for me. I googled this and although quite happy with the score I understand this should have been as a result of some sort of consultation/ interview etc. I fact we spoke barely 20 words between us. How wrong is this?

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yogitree Sun 12-Oct-25 14:01:15

I agree it should have been discussed and don't know how it could be accurate without doing more that presenting an arm for a needle!

I found this by AI online:
A Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale score is a 1-to-9 rating that measures a person's level of frailty, from very fit (score 1) to terminally ill (score 9). It assesses a person's function, mobility, energy, and cognition, and is used to predict outcomes and inform care, especially for those 65 and older. A higher score indicates a greater degree of frailty.

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Jaxjacky Sun 12-Oct-25 14:51:49

I had mine taken off my records at the surgery, noticed it on my NHS app, I’d never been tested, GP apologised and said is something automatically added.
It’s worth looking at your history if you can to check it’s as you understand it too.

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kittylester Sun 12-Oct-25 15:01:53

Where on the NHS would it be?

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sunami Sun 12-Oct-25 17:07:16

yogitree

I agree it should have been discussed and don't know how it could be accurate without doing more that presenting an arm for a needle!

I found this by AI online:
A Rockwood Clinical Frailty Scale score is a 1-to-9 rating that measures a person's level of frailty, from very fit (score 1) to terminally ill (score 9). It assesses a person's function, mobility, energy, and cognition, and is used to predict outcomes and inform care, especially for those 65 and older. A higher score indicates a greater degree of frailty.

It doesn't need to be discussed. It can be calculated automatically by algorithms which collate information from other consultations and tests.

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