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Falls in older people: prevention Consultation on draft NICE quality standard (QS10011) Ref: 2816 Date: August 2016 All rights reserved. Third parties may only reproduce this paper or parts ... National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) is currently developing a quality standard on falls prevention among older people, which is due to be published in January 2017. As part of this, stakeholders
DON’T MENTION THE F-WORD Advice to practitioners on communicating falls prevention messages to older people Falling in older age can lead to increased anxiety and depression, reduced activity, mobility ... of care. Despite the fact that there are many different interventions that can reduce the risk of falls, communicating these messages in a way that’s acceptable to older people can prove challenging. This
Falls Prevention Exercise – following the evidence The evidence for falls prevention exercise and how it can be applied in practice. Expert series To explain the research base for falls prevention exercise ... preventing falls. Clinical Commissioning Groups, Public Health professionals, commissioners of care services, health and care service providers, local Age UKs and other voluntary sector providers. Falls Prevention
Engaging older people in physical activity EFDS and Age UK have worked in partnership to create this resource. Who to speak to? There are a variety of organisations you can speak to when looking to deliver activity for older people. Each group will have different contacts and areas of expertise, so you can pick who would be the best partner for your project. Age UK National Age UK National