title: Preparation for a crucial role.
abstract: Few nurses can have escaped the predictions on population ageing and the expected increase in the number of older people living with frailty and/or multi-morbidity.
authors.affiliation: King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust.
authors.forename: Nicky
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Hayes
authors.affiliation: Florence Nightingale Faculty of Nursing and Midwifery, King's College London.
authors.forename: Corina
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Naughton
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002321:Career Choice; D005260:Female; D005851:Geriatric Nursing / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010560:Personnel Selection; D006113:United Kingdom