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Title: Falls Management


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Falls Management
Glynis Peat
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National Service Framework for Older People
(2001)
Set national standards and service models of care
across health and social services for older
people.
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Standard 6 - Falls
Aim To reduce the number of falls which result
in serious injury and ensure effective treatment
and rehabilitation of those who have fallen.
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Background
  • Major cause of injury leading to death or
    hospital admission gt 65 years
  • 1/3 of people 65 years and over and ½ 85 years
    and over will fall at least once
  • a year.
  • 15,000 older people may fall across South Tees
    each year
  • Psychological consequences - fear of falling,
    disability and loss of independence,
  • depression, anxiety, poor rehabilitation
    prospects, prolonged hospital stays.
  • Fatality every 5 hours.

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In-patient Falls 2005/6
Total - 1234
833 Insignificant 372 Minor 24 Moderate
3 Major 2 Catastrophic
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Falls Policy
  • Developed in collaboration with Middlesbrough
    and Langbaurgh PCTs and
  • Middlesbrough and Redcar and Cleveland Social
    Services.
  • For use by all staff who have contact with older
    people across South Tees.
  • Offers guidance on the effective assessment of
    an individuals risk factors
  • for falling and appropriate interventions.
  • Referral pathways dedicated falls team.

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Assessment Tools
Outpatient AE department, minor injury units,
wardens, ambulance staff Inpatient Trust,
community hospitals, nursing homes
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Implementation
  • A competency based training framework, workbook
    and resource file and patient
    information has been developed.
  • Falls awareness training is available.
  • Link nurses
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