Worcestershire Quality Team - Falls

Facilitating quality improvement in the prevention & management of falls in the Community & In-patient setting. This account is not monitored 24/7

[EBBI Neighbourhood Team @HWHCT_EBBINT]

This February we are focusing on how we can support our patients who have experienced falls or are at risk of falling! #mffa #fallsfebruary #proactivecare

[EBBI Neighbourhood Team @HWHCT_EBBINT]

Falls February is coming! Think Falls when visiting patients 🤔 How many MFFA’s can you complete in February guys? Ask all new patients about Falls in February and complete lying and standing BP! There are prizes to be won 🥳 #fallsfebruary #mffa

[Ian Sturgess @sticklerian]

As we are about to enter the New Year, spare a thought for all those living with frailty admitted over Xmas and the New Year. They are the most likely to have unnecessarily protracted lengths of stay and suffer profound #HAFD.

[RUHsurgPTOT @RPtot]

Onto my fourth candidate for ‘reindeer ring toss’ for the day...proving popular today! Plus this gentleman’s SPO2 improved during the treatment 👍🏻#festivefun #ICURehab #endPJparalysis #rehablegend @margijenkins @RUHBath @PTOTSLTDietAHPs

[Worcestershire Quality Team - Falls @WHCT_Falls]

Green ‘button’ on hospital wrist bands to identify patients who are high falls risk - anyone use them or something similar? Effective?

[Amanda Fearon 💙 @amandafearon87]

Just a slight postural drop there 😮 Evidencing the importance of lying and standing blood pressure in #fallsprevention @tgicftnursing @NHSImprovement #fallscquin @OliviaBillings4

[Worcestershire Quality Team - Falls @WHCT_Falls]

Launching the new look Quality Team Twitter page focusing on Quality Improvement in falls prevention & management

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

☀️sun + 🏃exercise ➡️ strong bones
Let's celebrate the first day of spring by getting active outside.
What are you doing today?
#FirstDayOfSpring

[Dr Alexey Kulikov @KulikovUNIATF]

Older adults who get regular #exercise are less likely to experience #falls than their counterparts who are inactive. https://t.co/laftM8dJyW

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

A #hipfracture - an injury that costs health services over £1billion a year and occupies 3,600 hospital beds at any one time.
Read the full National Hip Fracture Database report now: https://t.co/nyx4PuqY5C …

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Don’t just ‘do something’ to prevent falls... do something that works! #FallSafe was a quality improvement project, that helped frontline staff to reliably deliver evidence based #FallsPrevention. Everything we used for this project is available here: https://t.co/Q7sjf2cg70

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

The 2018 FLS-DB annual report includes data on 52k+ patients who fractured in 2017. It shows there has been an improvement in many KPIs but further work is needed. https://t.co/daJzePiCLM #fractureprevention #osteoporosis #clinicalaudit

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Our live run charts are available for #NHFD and #FLSDB have a look at our short demos! First the #NHFD with dashboard, benchmarks and run charts, all publicly available: https://t.co/kmAc7MV7Zh #FracturePrevention #HipFracture #ClinicalAudit

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Are you or a colleague at #Osteo2018? Pick up some lying/standing BP cards from our stand today (B5, right in the middle of Hall 3)

[mark bywater @markbamica24]

Our new product brochure is now available !!! if you would like a hard copy then call us on 0345 130 1469 or email [email protected] https://t.co/ix95nQlmqR

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

We believe in patient empowerment. Which led us to compile a leaflet with patients on what patients who have experienced a #fragilityfracture should expect from their care, in our 'Strong bones after 50' guide: https://t.co/TxOFEmHe7N #BoneHealth #Fracture #FallsPrevention

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Have you considered using the @RCPLondon lying and standing blood pressure measurement guide to assist in standardising practice and preventing falls in hospital? https://t.co/Jp6o6tMCK5 #FallsPrevention #FracturePrevention

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

Women can lose up to 20% of their bone density in the five to seven years after the menopause.
Maintain bone strength by:
🦴Staying active - do regular weight bearing exercise
🦴Have a healthy diet and weight
🦴Keep alcohol intake below 14 units per week
#WorldMenopauseDay

[Healthy Worcestershire @HealthWorcs]

Today is World Restart a Heart Day and it's aim is to teach vital life-saving cardiopulmonary resuscitation #CPR skills to as many people as possible. Find out more: https://t.co/zYV4ovUcu9 and learn how you can save a life!
#RestartAHeartDay

@WorcsHealthCare @worcscc

[Natasha Lord @natashadlord]

Great @FallsTeamWorcs Reflective Practice today on Meadow Ward today. Identifying and problem solving areas so we can improve and deliver best practice. Learning from each other and others.