Research and Policy
NICE Guidelines - Falls, The Assessment and prevention of Falls in Older People.
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National Patient Safety Agency (NPSA)
The NPSA has worked with other organisations to examine research evidence and information on falls in hospitals, including over 200,000 incidents reported to the NPSAs National Reporting and Learning System (NRLS) in a one-year period from acute and community hospitals, and mental health units. The report includes case studies, resources and practical examples of how to implement falls prevention policies and improve learning from falls
The document entilted 3rd report etc is the summary. These have been available from the 26th Feb 2007.
DOCUMENTS
The following documents are available for download in PDF format.
LEAFLETS
Avoiding, Slips, Trips and broken hips leaflets are available for download in the following languages:
Note: Note the DTI campaign for the above is no longer running but the leaflets still apply.
Useful web sites:
