Abstract
The use of orthopaedic beds by large numbers of elderly patients with multiple pathology will increase and already exceeds the provision of orthopaedic-geriatric rehabilitation units. A cross-specialty multidisciplinary ward round improved the quality of care of orthopaedic patients without requiring expenditure on equipment, facilities or staff, and abolished the need to transfer patients to geriatric beds for rehabilitation, this being achieved on the orthopaedic unit. The liaison service provided excellent medical training in acute and rehabilitative aspects of geriatric medicine, enhanced the role of other disciplines in the care of the elderly orthopaedic patient and facilitated communication between departments.
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