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Tag Archives: Falls Prevention Programmes
Recently Published Resources on Falls Prevention – In the Community and in Hospitals (BMJ / NHS Improvement / NIHR / JAMA Internal Medicine)
Summary There are uncertainties about the effectiveness of environmental interventions to reduce risk of falls among older persons living in the community. A BMJ systematic review covers the options, coming down in favour of occupational therapist-led environment risk assessments and … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Assistive Technology, Commissioning, Community Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), For Social Workers (mostly), Integrated Care, International, Management of Condition, National, NHS, NHS Improvement, NICE Guidelines, NIHR, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Person-Centred Care, Personalisation, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Systematic Reviews, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Antipsychotics in People With Dementia: Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], Australia, BMJ, BMJ Publishing Group Ltd, British Medical Journal (BMJ), CareFall: Reducing Inpatient Falls Risk and Improving Post Fall Care, College of Healthcare Sciences, Community-Based Care, Community-Based Care for People With Dementia, Community-Based Support, Community-Dwelling Older Adults, Delirium: Prevention Diagnosis and Management: NICE Clinical Guideline (CG103), Department of Health Sciences: University of York, Environmental Assessment and Modification, Environmental Intervention to Reduce Risk of Falls, Evaluation of FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, Falls and Fractures, Falls and Musculoskeletal Health, Falls Assessment, Falls in Hospitals, Falls in Older People, Falls in Older People (NICE Quality Standard: QS86), Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Reduction, Falls Reduction in Community Dwelling Older Adults, Falls Reduction in Hospitals, Falls Risk Factors, FallSafe Project, FallSafe Quality Improvement Project, FallSafe: Care Bundles to Reduce Inpatient Falls, France, Gerontopole of Toulouse: Toulouse University Hospital, Home Adaptations, Home Modifications, Hospital Falls Prevention, Housing Adaptations, Housing Modifications, Improving Post-Fall Care (CareFall), Incidence and Costs of Inpatient Falls in Hospitals, Inpatient Falls, Institute of Ageing: Toulouse University Hospital, JAMA Internal Medicine, James Cook University (Queensland), Later Life, Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Long-Term Exercise Programmes, Mackay Base Hospital (Queensland), Mackay Institute of Research and Innovation: James Cook University (Queensland), Mental Health Services for Older People: Leicestershire Partnership NHS Trust, Multi-Factorial Falls Assessments and Care Plans, Multifactorial Interventions (Falls), Musculo-Skeletal Disorders, National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF), National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2017, NHS Improvement Falls Collaborative Clinical Updates, NICE Clinical Gguidance 161 (CG161), NICE Clinical Guideline CG103, NICE Key Therapeutic Topic [KTT7], NIHR Signal, Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust, Occupational Therapist Led Environmental Assessment and Modification, Occupational Therapists, Occupational Therapy Intervention Study (OTIS), Patient Falls Improvement Collaborative, Physical Activity, Physical Activity Programmes, Physical Exercise Programmes, Preventing Falls In Older People Living in the Community, Queensland Health: Mackay Base Hospital, Risk Factors for Falls, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), School of Health Sciences: University of Nottingham, Toulouse University Hospital (CHU Toulouse), University of Nottingham, University of Oxford, University of Toulouse, University of York, UPS/Inserm: University of Toulouse, York Trials Unit: University of York
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Enhanced Health in Care Homes and Other Care Settings: Information Resources (HEE / Skills for Care / UHB)
Summary Health Education England (HEE) has identified Integrated Care as a key priority. HEE has the aim of supporting the workforce in delivering person-centred and coordinated healthcare services. Integrated Care Toolkit (West Midlands ICTT) The West Midlands Integrated Care Transformation … Continue reading
Posted in Commissioning, Community Care, End of Life Care, Falls, Falls Prevention, For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Integrated Care, Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Nutrition, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Standards, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Carer Training: Enhanced Health in Care Homes and Other Care Settings: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Common Core Principles To Support Self-Care, Coordinated Care: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Curricula in Higher Education Institutions (HEIs), Dementia Qualifications (Skills for Care), Dementia Road Map, Enhanced Health in Care Homes and Other Care Settings, Enhanced Health in Care Homes and Other Care Settings (HEE), Essentials in Care (HEE), Falls and Fracture Prevention, Falls Prevention Programmes, Health Education England’s Library and Knowledge Services, Health Information Week (2017), HEE West Midlands Learning Portal, HEI Curricula: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Infection Harm Prevention and Control, Integrated Apprenticeships, Integrated Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care (HEE), Integrated Apprenticeships: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Integrated Care Framework (ICF), Integrated Care Framework: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Integrated Care Toolkit (West Midlands ICTT), Integrated Care Toolkit: West Midlands Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT): Integrated Care Toolkit, Leadership and Manager Development: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Learning and Development for Adult Social Care in the West Midlands, Library and Knowledge Services (LKS), Local Solutions: Place-Based Approaches, Manual Handling, MECC Plus: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), MECC Toolkit - Making Every Contact Count Plus (MECC Plus): West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), MECC Toolkit: Making Every Contact Count Plus (MECC Plus), NHS Funded Library and Knowledge Services in England, Nutrition and Hydration, Place Based Solutions, Place-Based Collaboratives, Place-Based Leadership, Place-Based Planning, Promoting Integration Through HEI Curricula: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Root Cause Analysis (RCA), Scenario System Planning Approach, Scoping Integrated Apprenticeships in Health and Social Care, Self Care Forum, Self Care: Self-Care Resources to Support Person Centred Care: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Self-Care Champions, Self-Care Resources to Support Person Centred Care, Self-Care Resources to Support Person-Centred Care (HEE), Skills for Care, Skills for Care (SfC), Skills for Care and Skills for Health, Skills for Health, Skills for Health (SfH), Supporting People with Dementia (Common Core Principles), Sustainability and Transformtion Partnerships, System Workforce Planning, System Workforce Planning: West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Taking Positive Steps Falls Prevention Training in Care Homes Programme, Technology Enhanced Learning (TEL), University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Trust, West Midlands Integrated Care Transformation Theme, West Midlands Learning: Supporting Workforce Development in Healthcare, West Midlands’ Integrated Care Transformation Theme (ICTT), Workforce Planning
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National Audit of Inpatient Falls: Audit Report 2015 (RCP)
Summary The Royal College of Physicians (RCP)’s Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme involves a national clinical audit of the care received by patients in hospital. The following annual report summarises findings of the National Audit of Inpatient Falls. Although … Continue reading
Posted in Acute Hospitals, Delirium, Falls, For Carers (mostly), For Doctors (mostly), For Nurses and Therapists (mostly), For Researchers (mostly), Local Interest, Management of Condition, Models of Dementia Care, National, NHS, Non-Pharmacological Treatments, Patient Care Pathway, Person-Centred Care, Quick Insights, Royal College of Physicians, Standards, Statistics, UK, Universal Interest
Tagged Acute Hospital Care, Acute Hospitals, Audit Bed Rail Use: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Blood Pressure: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Call Bells Within Reach of Patient: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Clinical Quality Improvement, Continence Care Plan: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Delirium Policies / Protocols, Dementia and Delirium: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Dementia Care in the Acute Hospital, Dementia Friendly Acute Hospitals, Dementia Policies / Protocols, Do Not Use a Fall Risk Prediction Tool: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Fall and Fracture Prevention, Falls and Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP), Falls in Hospitals, Falls Multidisciplinary Working Group: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Falls Pathway Workstream, Falls Per 1000 OBDs, Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Analysis By NHS Trust, Falls Prevention, Falls Prevention in Hospitals: E-Learning Packages, Falls Prevention Programmes, Falls Risk Prediction Tools (Insufficiently Predictive), Falls Steering Group: Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, FFFAP: Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme, Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB), Fracture Prevention Policies / Protocols, Healthcare Quality Improvement, Healthcare Quality Improvement Partnership, Hospital Falls Prevention, Inpatient Falls, Integrated Falls Prevention Services, Key Fall Indicator Recommendations, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Acute Hospitals, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Community Hospitals, Mean Rate of Falls Per 1000 OBDs: Mental Health Hospitals, Medication Review: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Mental Capacity and Deprivation of Liberty Safeguards (DoLs) Policies / Protocols, Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessment (MFRA), National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Audit Report 2015, National Audit of Inpatient Falls Workstream Project Team, National Clinical Audit and Patient Outcomes Programme (NCAPOP), National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD), National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA) Guidelines, NICE Clinical Gguidance 161 (CG161), NICE Guidance, Occupied Bed Days (OBDs), Patient Safety, Patient Safety Incidents, Preventing Falls in Hospital, Preventing Inpatient Falls, Priorites Within Acute Hospitals, Problems in Care in English Acute Hospitals, Quality Improvement, Recommendations for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Review Multifactorial Falls Risk Assessments (MFRAs): Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Royal College of Physicians (RCP), Safeguarding Policies / Protocols, Secondary Hip Fracture Prevention, Visual Impairment: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards, Walking Aids: Key Falls Indicator Recommendation for Trust and Local Health Board (LHB) Boards
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