GPs failing older people living with frailty, National Audit Office finds

Frailty is a condition related to ageing in which body systems lose their reserves, leading to symptoms including exhaustion and greater fall risk. Photograph: Robert Kneschke/Alamy

GPs are failing to provide adequate support for people living with frailty, an independent watchdog has found.

Frailty is a syndrome related to ageing and in which body systems gradually lose their in-built reserves. Symptoms include exhaustion and people living with frailty are more likely to be housebound.