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Falls Prevention Older People - How to Reduce Falls
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Self-Help Website to understand how to reduce your
risk of falls and stay independent (To
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| The following sites have discussion boards where you can ask questions and help answer queries on Falls prevention:- | |
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ProFaNE Prevention of Falls Network Europe: http://www.profane.eu.org/ RioMed:FORMIS software to manage falls services: http://www.falls.org.uk/ Osteoporosis Info: http://www.osteoporosis-info.com/forums/ |
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| Falls Prevention Older People - How to Reduce Falls | |
| IMPROVING STRENGTH AND BALANCE: Avoiding falls in later life. This health information package on falls prevention has been produced for you by the Centre for Health Care of Older People at Barts and The London, Queen Mary's School of Medicine and Dentistry with a helpful input by Health care professionals at the Mile End Hospital (Tower Hamlets Primary Care Trust). This web-based e-package is aimed at older adults, their relatives and carers. It provides you with detailed and up-to-date information on prevention, causes, consequences and treatment of falls in older people. |
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National Institute of Clinical Excellence Falls Assessment and Prevention Guidelines (2004) |
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The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy Audit Pack: Guidelines for the collaborative, rehabilitative management of elderly people who have fallen http://www.csp.org.uk/uploads/documents/csp_falls_audit2.pdf |
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Local Initiative Mapping The Department of Health are compiling a resource detailing some of the local work being undertaken on developing an integrated approach to falls services that might assist you in addressing gaps or difficulties in your own local area |
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Evidence Network (HEN). World Health Organisation Regional Office for
Europe What are the main risk factors amongst older people and what are the most effective interventions to prevent falls? How should interventions to prevent falls be implemented? |
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Exercise and Falls. This article looks at the guidelines and policy initiatives on falls prevention and illustrates how one primary care trust have put these into practice. SportEX Health and SportEx Medicine Magazines (March 2004) |
This article can be viewed on our website |
Falls, Fragility & Fractures. The case for and strategies to impliment a joint health improvement and moderisation plan for falls & osteoporosis. Authors Cryer and Patel |
This article can be viewed on our website |
Physical Activity and the Prevention and Management of Falls and Accidents among Older People. Authors Simey and Pennington |
This article can be viewed on our website |
| SCIE research briefing 1: Preventing falls in care homes ( The term "care homes" includes residential care homes, nursing homes and intermediate care facilities). This is a very good briefing document by the Social Care Institute for Excellence. http://www.scie.org.uk/publications/briefings/briefing01/index.asp |
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Dorset HealthCare (2000, revised 2002) Guidelines for the prevention and management of falls in the elderly: Residential Care |
This article can be viewed on our website |
Active Independent Ageing -Canadian website on Falls Prevention - Excellent resources and literature for seniors and a range of professionals Website: http://www.falls-chutes.com/guide/english/falls/index.html |
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RCP and Healthcare Commission Audit of Services for Fallers 2006. The audit was performed by the Royal College of Physicians for Professor Ian Philp, National Director for Older People and the Healthcare Commission. |
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| Local Primary Care Trust Falls Websites | |
Manchester Falls Service has a Falls Prevention Directory of Manchester Services. This site is primarily aimed at frontline workers, although some of this information about services will be useful to the general public. |
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| Falls Prevention Cornwall Falls can be prevented if you are aware of the risks and can manage changes to your environment and lifestyle. This excellent site has information on how to asses your risk and suggestions as to how to reduce your own risk. |
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Maldon and District Council Falls Prevention Exercise Classes as well as Health Walks and Over 50s Walks Website:http://www.maldon.gov.uk/ |
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The Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead Lifestyle Management Falls Precaution and Advice for Older People Website: http://www.rbwm.gov.uk/web/lifestyle_falls_prevention.htm |
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Southwark and Lambeth Integrated Care Pathway for Older People with Falls The SLIPS Project (Southwark & Lambeth Integrated Care Pathway for Older People with Falls) is an exciting new development to integrate falls services across health, social, voluntary and leisure sectors in Lambeth and Southwark. Website:http://www.slips-online.co.uk/ |
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| Cartmel Day Centre Falls Innovative Practice in Falls Prevention Website: http://www.mbpct.nhs.uk/health-services/dementia/CartmelDayCentreFalls.htm |
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National Primary Care Development Team Falls Collaborative The National Falls Collaborative (NFC) arose from the large number of high quality bids for the Healthy Communities Collaborative Pilot (HCCP). The HCCP had 140 applications for 3 places, which left 137 disappointed teams. The unsuccessful sites were given the option to apply for the National Falls Collaborative, which will be run in the traditional model of a collaborative specifically on reducing falls in older people. 20 sites have been selected. The workshop programme for the collaborative began in November 2002. |
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Falls and Fracture Prevention in Suffolk A fall represents the most frequent and serious type of injury for anyone over the age of 65 years. 50% of people over 80yrs will fall every year (DOH 2001): for Suffolk this could amount to over 7,000 people. Read more about our services and fall prevention by visiting our website: http://www.suffolkpct.nhs.uk/Services/ or click on the logo opposite |
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For Fall Prevention Classes see also the Directory This is a list of Postural Stability Instructors, some of whom may run open classes in your area. |
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about… the benefits of active ageing Working
with Older People is written for people working in health,
housing and social care services for older people. This accessible publication
serves as a useful resource for frontline staff, service providers,
family carers, older people, their families and friends. First published
in Working with Older People 11.4. For more information |
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| New Guidelines for Exercise Programming for the Frail Elderly have been published by the Better Ageing Collaborative based on the results of the European Commission Framework V Better Ageing Project. The project used the FaME programme as the basis of the exercise intervention and the original protocol for the FaME exercise intervention is cited. You can download the document by clicking here. | Click here for a link to the project |
PAR-Q - Physical Activity Readiness Questionnaire This is the acknowledged International Gold Standard Screening Tool for all age groups that should be used in every well run exercise setting. In 2002 it was revised to ensure that screening for balance problems was included (Q.4). This tool is appropriate for a community programme of exercise for older people - It is not sufficiently in depth for a falls prevention programme. Click here to download the questionnaire. |
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| Active for Later Life Resources - An invaluable resource to assist you in the promotion of Physical Activity with older people. Issued by British Heart Foundation and BHF National Centre for Physical Activity and Health. To order the Active for Later Life Resources Tel: 01604 640 016 and quote ref:No. G152 or click here for flyer |
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| Exercise Referral Systems: A National Quality Assurance Framework. Provides guidelines for exercise referral systems, with the aim of imporving standards among existing exercise referral schemes, and helping the development of new ones. | This article can be viewed on our website |
Choosing activity: a physical activity action plan: Sets out Government's plans to encourage and co-ordinate the action of a range of departments and organisations to promote increased participation in physical activity across England . Obtainable as a pdf download from the Department of Health's website: http://www.dh.gov.uk/PublicationsAndStatistics/fs/en |
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Recipe for Care – Not a Single Ingredient Click here to download the document |
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Altis This service aims to provide a trusted source of selected, high quality Internet information for students, lecturers, researchers and practitioners in the areas of hospitality, leisure, sport and tourism. Website: http://altis.ac.uk/ |
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POWERbreathe POWERbreathe has been shown to reduce breathlessness and bring new-found freedom to people who, because of illness or advancing age, are restricted by shortness of breath . Using the laboratory-proven POWERbreathe training system of 30 BREATHS TWICE A DAY , the strength of your breathing muscles will improve rapidly. Email: bcsales@lsi.co.uk Website: http://www.powerbreathe.com |
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SportEX Health and SportEx Medicine Magazines Our goal is to become recognised as the most practical and trusted source of information for health, fitness and sports medicine professionals 86-88
Nelson Rd Email: info@sportex.net Website:http://www.sportex-medicine.com/newsite/common/mainframe.asp |
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| Biome Guide to quality Internet resources in the health and life sciences NMAP - Falls |
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National Electronic Library for Health Later Life Specialist Library Standard 6: Falls National Service Frameworks (NSF) Zones - a directory of resources. Webiste: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Publications |
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Exercise for Older Patients with Chronic Disease: Robert J Petrella MD PhD, The Physician & Sportsmedicine - vol 27- No 11 October 15 1999 Website: www.physsportsmed.com/issues/1999/10_15_99/petrella.htm |
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Osteoporosis-Info.com: Information on Osteoporosis and Risk factors easily explained Website: http://www.osteoporosis-info.com/ |
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| Preventing Injury From Falls: The National Strategy 2005-2015 New Zealand provides a common goal and direction for falls prevention activities nationwide. |
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| Later Life Training Exercise for the Prevention of Falls and Injuries in Frailer Older People Postural Stability Instructor course and The Senior Peer Activity Motivator courses - Useful links | |
Resources
Falls Prevention -
How To Reduce Falls
Local PCT Websites
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