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Other aspects

• Adherence to treatment: how will the patient get to radiotherapy? • Cognition: will they be able to co-operate with radiotherapy? • Mobility: will they be able to physically undergo radiotherapy? • Social supports: consider home care package while they are more dependent • Preferences: does the patient want treatment, what is the preferred place of care? Do they have capacity to consent? • Assess your patients’ needs ➢ Communication, cognition, mobility, support (who helps care for them?) • Provide support or aids when needed ➢ Encourage family to help; hearing aids + glasses: mobility aids; social worker • Actively look for frailty ➢ TUG a good test to do • Actively look for cognitive problems ➢ Many people rationalise confusion or disorientation in older people