E-Book of the Week - Oxford handbook of geriatric medicine

Published Date: 10th August 2026

This handbook is an invaluable guide for trainees, consultant geriatricians, medical students and everyone caring for older patients. This fourth edition has been updated to reflect the latest advances in geriatric medicine, as well as changes in working practices and environments.

Written by experts and presented in a clear, practical bullet-point style for rapid reference, the handbook takes a clinical evidence-based approach, providing succinct, targeted information. It covers significant developments including:

• a new chapter on Frailty,
• Covid and its impact,
• delirium screening,
• evolution of the Geriatrician's role,
• Deprivation of Liberty and Liberty Protection Safeguards, and
• changing models of care with rapid assessment in the emergency ward.

Using clinical vignettes and how-to boxes to provide practical advice on common problems, this is a relevant, accessible, and essential resource for all medical staff.

This text is available:

• as an e-book, meaning it can be accessed at point of care from here https://bit.ly/4h1vyDY, using your MWL NHS OpenAthens account. If you don't have an NHS OpenAthens account you can register for one here https://openathens.nice.org.uk/, or
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