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Preventing Falls Among Older People

Developing an Effective Falls Service and Intervention Strategy

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Wednesday 15 March, 2017

09:15 - 16:15

etc. Venues – Victoria, London

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Overview

At a cost of £2.3 billion a year, and with an increasingly ageing population, health and social care professionals must ensure that they are fully compliant with the new Falls Quality Standard, to be published in January 2017. Through the use of a successful falls prevention strategy, the Department of Health has estimated that the number of falls could be reduced by 15 to 30 per cent.

Delegates on this Preventing Falls Among Older People course, chaired by Professor Cameron Swift will leave with the tools to develop an effective fall service and intervention strategy.

This course will provide delegates with the confidence to successfully engage with those at risk and the capability to implement procedures, to help reduce the number of falls in elderly patients.

Learning Outcomes

Understand and implement the new NICE quality standard for falls
Engage elderly patients in fall prevention methods
Encourage staff participation to raise awareness
Learn from best practice case studies
Create a successful fall prevention strategy

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Agenda

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09:15 - 09:45

Registration

09:45 - 10:00

Chair's Welcome and Clarification of Learning Objectives

10:00 - 10:45

Implement the New Falls Quality Standard

Understand the changes in fall prevention guidance
Position yourself in line with the NICE Quality Standard to be issued in January 2017
Prepare your institution for the changes to fall prevention guidelines

10:45 - 11:30

Effective Approaches to Fall Prevention and Patient Safety

Explore effective approaches for falls prevention
Explore applicability of the NICE Quality Standards to reduce falls in care and nursing homes
Learning from patient safety incident reporting to improve care.
Focus on:
- falls from hoists
- prescribing beds for domestic use to avoid falls and entrapment
- accidental ingestion of food thickening powder

11:30 - 11:45

Morning Break

11:45 - 12:45

National Guidance and Local Data Analysis

Identify those at greatest risk of falling
Use effective reporting systems
Utilise local data to improve outcomes
Patient and staff perception of falls

12:45 - 13:45

Lunch

13:45 - 14:45

Fall Prevention Interventions in Community Settings

Help patients with long term conditions with fall prevention
Learn how to apply falls prevention techniques in community settings
Engender an appreciation of preventing falls amongst patients and staff

14:45 - 15:00

Afternoon Break

15:00 - 16:00

Workshop: Creating a Successful Fall Prevention Strategy

In groups, work with the chair and develop a clear action plan to reduce falls in your institution and ensure success moving forward.

Engage your staff to ensure your strategy is successfully implemented for long term fall prevention
Strategic planning to help reduce the number, cost and impact of falls in your institution
Create a Fall Prevention action plan to take back to your institution

16:00 - 16:15

Feedback, Evaluation & Close

Venue

etc. Venues – Victoria, London

One Drummond Gate, Pimlico,, London, SW1V 2QQ

020 3735 8600

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