Frailty Webinar Series 2026
Following our standing room only frailty event last month, we are delighted to announce the formal launch of the SWL Frailty Programme a series of monthly webinars open to all primary and community care colleagues across South West London. In addition to the webinar series, we are planning a full in-person Frailty Summit in November 2026. Further details will follow watch this space.
About the Course
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 - Introduction to Frailty
17th June 2026 12:30-13:00
This sessions will cover the below subjects.
What is Frailty?
The challenges frailty presents to the system and how we measure it
The South West London Model of Care/Frailty Pathway
National insights and good practice we can learn from
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 Acute Conditions Managed by UCR
2nd July 2026 12L30-13🕒
This session will cover the below subjects.
An overview of what a UCR service is and the concept of step up care.
The ethos of managing acute conditions in the community.
How UCR interacts with other community and acute services.
How a UCR service impacts managing frail patients.
Common conditions managed under UCR: Falls, head injury, delirium, infections, end of life care, heart failure, reduced mobility.
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 - Advanced Care Planning & Universal Care Plan
16th July 2026 12:30-13:30
This session will cover the below subjects.
What is UCP
How to access UCP
What can UCP be used for: key functionality.
Completing a UCP in advance care planning
Future developments
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 - Falls Prevention & Manual Handling
16th September 2026 12:30-13:30
This session will cover the below subjects.
Understand why falls happen
What makes a comprehensive falls assessment
Post falls assessment
Education and partnerships in falls reduction care planning
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 Movement Disorders and Frailty
30th September 2026 12:30-13:30
This session will cover the below topics.
Frailty and movement disorders: How frailty affects conditions such as Parkinson’s disease, tremor and gait disorders, and the overlap between them.
Assessment: Identifying movement disorders in frail older adults, including gait, balance, falls risk and cognition.
Management: Practical approaches including medication review, exercise, physiotherapy, and multidisciplinary care.
Outcomes: Impact on mobility, independence, quality of life and healthcare utilisation.
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 - Frailty Syndromes
14th October 2026 12:30-13:30
This session will cover the below subjects.
What are frailty syndromes?
How do I recognise a frailty syndrome?
Why is it important to recognise frailty syndromes?
What do I do If I identify a frailty syndrome?
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 -Polypharmacy
4th November 2026 12:30-13:30
This session will cover the below subjects.
Frail people are more vulnerable to medicines-related harm
Know the high-risk medicines and your prescribing patterns
Tailoring structured medication review to frailty, multimorbidity and the patient’s priorities
When and who to escalate for support.
Frailty Webinar Series 2026 - Frailty MDT
25th November 2026 12:30-13:30
Info to follow.