“Hospitals can disempower patients, they become institutionalised. Boredom is probably your biggest immobiliser. People need a reason to get up, get dressed and be active.”
100% this👆🏻#homefirst#endpjparalysis @ReconGamesUK https://t.co/OeBOxkWnIK
Assault course chaos today in the Acute Therapies gym. We set up a simulation to give staff a feel for what it is like to be deaf, visually impaired and use walking aids. Educating staff around falls prevention. #FallsAwarenessWeek@ELHT_NHS@elht_on
Falls awareness week! The Acute Therapy team will be hosting some activities in the Therapy Gym (level1 RBH). All welcome to join. During the week we will be handing out info packs to patients & relatives. Wed 21st Sept there will be an info stall for advice & walking aid support
Assault course chaos today in the Acute Therapies gym. We set up a simulation to give staff a feel for what it is like to be deaf, visually impaired and use walking aids. Educating staff around falls prevention. #FallsAwarenessWeek@ELHT_NHS@elht_on
Assault course chaos today in the Acute Therapies gym. We set up a simulation to give staff a feel for what it is like to be deaf, visually impaired and use walking aids. Educating staff around falls prevention. #FallsAwarenessWeek@ELHT_NHS@elht_on
Fear of falling can increase falls risk by x2.
Toby Elmers, PhD from Imperial College London is running a #FallsAwarenessWeek webinar on fear of falling on 22/09.
Register here: https://t.co/J9LDEqbfa9
#ThinkFalls#KeepingMoving
"If you get it right for older people with hip fractures, you're probably getting it right for older people in general," says Prof @celiagregson , who led the study of more than 170,700 patients in 172 hospitals between 2016 and 2019. https://t.co/oXuQb3A9E2