Clik here to view.
King’s Fund: Toolkit for care of frail older people
Royal College of Physicians Toolkit for improving care for frail older people This is the third in a series of acute care toolkits which aims to improve the care of the frail older patient. The...
View ArticleClik here to view.
New approaches to integrated falls prevention services
This Briefing shares the learning and recommendations from a workshop for members held by the NHS Confederation and the Ambulance Service Network on falls prevention strategies for the older...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Falls Awareness | Services and practice | Professional resources | Age UK
Falls Awareness Week 18 – 22 June 2012 Falls represent a serious problem for older people; they occur in around 30% of over 65s and 50% of those aged over 80 every year, often resulting in serious...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Falls prevention resource pack
Royal College of Physicians (RCP) This pack includes a collection of quality improvement best practice measures for assessing the impact of the number of falls in clinical hospital wards as well as...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Falls Prevention Resources on our site
Now available on the Patient/Staff Safety tab at: http://www.netvibes.com/ecn-stafflibrary#Patient%2FStaff_Safety
View ArticleClik here to view.
Health Matters: 5 February 2013
The next Health Matters public lecture will be held on Tuesday 5 February 2013, from 7-8pm, in the Lecture Theatre, Education & Training. The talk will be presented by Dr Rubina Japanwala,...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Latest from BMJ Learning
Case Study: An 84 year old woman is having trouble sleeping at night. This has been a recurring problem for some months. You know she has had a fall earlier this year. She wants some medication to help...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Prevention of Falls Network (ProFouND)
The Prevention of Falls Network for Dissemination (ProFouND) is a new EC funded initiative dedicated to bring about the dissemination and implementation of best practice in falls prevention across...
View ArticleClik here to view.
NICE updates: June 2013
More treatments for women at risk of breast cancer Updated guidance from NICE gives more options to women to reduce their risk of breast cancer. NICE recommends tamoxifen or...
View ArticleClik here to view.
Cold Weather Alert!
There is a 90% probability of severe cold weather/icy conditions/heavy snow between 1200 on Wednesday 28 Jan and 1200 on Tuesday 3 Feb in parts of England. This weather could increase the health risks...
View Article
