Midlands Falls Practioner Network

Group of multidisciplinary HCPs in the Midlands from acute, community & mental health NHS trusts who love falls prevention!

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

This is a fab explanation of strength and balance exercises and how we can help our patients incorporate them into everyday life #fallsprevention #strengthandbalance

[Later Life Training @LaterLifeTrain]

One of the best #strength #balance home ex videos I have seen. By older people. https://t.co/HXk6TSMwHN. Well done @IhlWigan @WiganCouncil @Ageing_Better @AGILECSP @PHE_uk and how leisure services provision can be improved by OP 4 OP https://t.co/AREh1ZdUCd

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

Sharing ideas, challenges and championing falls prevention across the midlands! #fallsweek2019 #improvefalls

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

A drop in blood pressure can greatly increase the risk of falling. The @RCP_FFFAP have produced a lanyard card as an easy to use guide to measuring lying and standing blood pressure: https://t.co/8S21dYexvY #BalanceAwarenessWeek #LifeRebalanced

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

A little thanks goes along way! #improvefalls #fallsprevention #patientsafety

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

@JoanneHodgkin This is such a great idea!

[@NHS @NHS]

Activity and exercise is important - Yes- for older people in Hospital as well. Here are some suggestions how to ‘Stay Active in Hospital’. #howistayactive

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

@AdamRil83999674 @Barnsleyfalls https://t.co/dmb9loJtCe lots of information here too.

[Rachel Wallace @BarnsleyFalls]

falls CQUIN audit going well so far showing a lot of improvement from the beginning! ☺️☺️ #fallsprevention #patientsafety #fallsQCUIN #preventfalls

[AcademyOfFabStuff @FabNHSStuff]

North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust introduced a Falls Prevention Practitioner which has reduced falls in patients by almost 25% compared with previous years.

Click the link to find out more...

https://t.co/InPpS0Aptd

#FabChange19 @RoyLilley @FallsMidlands

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

@kadeh23 @AliceKilbyPT has some information from the group for you 😄

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

Challenging our approaches to managing falls in hospital to prevent hospital acquired functional decline and ultimately preventing falls #Midlandsfrailtyfocus #fallsprevention

[Stella Underwood @underwoods83]

Well done @beckyish1 who is now a Practice Assessor! Workbooks are easily accessible on @UHNM_NHS intranet

[QI Nottinghamshire Healthcare @QI_NottsHC]

FALLS HAVE REDUCED BY 50% IN 6 MONTHS FOLLOWING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF A FALLS MAPPING TOOL! At Baily Residential Care Home following their QI Project!
Project info and leaflet now available to take away from the QI HIVE, Cafe Art, DMH! @RabbageSuzie @NottsHealthcare @oteleanor

[Christopher Tuckett MCSP @HealthPhysio]

Staff constantly have to weigh-up the relative risks of harm, and it's difficult.

A guaranteed but subtle #harm, may feel preferable to a probable but obvious one?

Short-term severity rather than long-term outcomes are of greatest concern?

#endpjparalysis #HomeFirst

[suzanne avington @avington_suzann]

One for us @AHPsNottsHC - updated guidelines - type, duration, quality, and personalised 👇🏻

[Alice Kilby @AliceKilbyPT]

Adding this to tomorrow reading list. Strength and balance quality markers: supporting improvement - https://t.co/G6PamZUUp2 👩🏻‍💻 https://t.co/zdjgaJOncM

[Annie Prime @ryanannie74]

@tommyNtour says it simply “ it’s people that change lives” we all have the potential , let’s make a difference @ECISTNetwork @lisa_jo_hulme #MidlandsFrailtyFocus

[Alice Kilby @AliceKilbyPT]

@FaridaLingard @MHSOPNottsHC @NottsHealthcare @AHPsNottsHC Heard about hydration stations at @FallsMidlands group! #butfirstadrink #hydrationstation

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

@NottsHealthcare @UHNM_NHS @UHDBTrust @SWBHnhs @DudleyGroupNHS all represented today at @FallsMidlands regional meeting #sharing #learningfromeachother #fallsprevention

[Midlands Falls Practioner Network @FallsMidlands]

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