Upskill for Frailty
Empower With Frailty Education
Enhancing Domiciliary Care and Healthcare Professionals' Skills
About
My name is Dr Kirsten Protherough
I'm Dr. Kirsten Protherough, founder of Upskill for Frailty, and I am passionate about empowering domiciliary care teams to support frail individuals with the highest level of skill and compassion. With a background in geriatric care and as Chair of the Community Hospital Association, I've seen firsthand the incredible impact that well-equipped carers have on the lives of older adults.
Upskill for Frailty offers targeted, practical training specifically designed to build confidence, improve outcomes, and help carers recognise and address the complexities of frailty.
My goal is to bridge the knowledge gap in frailty management, enabling care teams to provide the timely and effective support that truly makes a difference.
I also want to bridge the gap between health and social care enabling proactive care, reduced emergency unplanned admisssions to hospital and swifter discharges so clients do not undergo hospital acquired decline
Thank you for the work you do, and I look forward to the possibility of partnering with you to further enhance your team’s expertise in frailty care.
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My Memberships and Affiliations
I am a member of the Royal College of General Practitioners
I am the Chair of the Community Hospital Association
I am a member of the British Geriatrics Society
I am founder of Home Visit Healthcare a home visiting private GeriGP Service
I am a senior lecturer at the University of Worcester on the Tier 3 e-learning Frailty course
Frailty Webinars - Live, Interactive & Fun!
Upcoming webinars and workshops
Tue, 20 MayOnline event
Medical issues, Mood & Memory, Mobility, Medication, and What Matters Most to your clients
Once there are plans available for purchase, you’ll see them here.
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Useful frailty resource carousel for service managers
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This framework aims to identify and describe the skills, knowledge and behaviours required to deliver high quality, holistic, compassionate care and support.
Frailty: A framework of core capabilities by Skills for Health, HEE and NHS
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Webinar Testimonials
Really clear and concise information. Sometimes subjects like this can get too confusing and overwhelming but this went through things in a very step-by-step and informative way, with plenty of helpful resources.
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