Faye Pryce

Allied Health Professions Lead/Falls Lead @mpftnhs.

Views my own.

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

🔊Guest speaker announcement‼️

#NAIF is thrilled to be joined by Professor Terry Haines, the Head of School of Primary and Allied Health Care at @MonashUni, who will be sharing expert knowledge on patient education.

📝Book your space now: https://t.co/humOKv8194

[Staffordshire and Stoke-on-Trent ICS @StaffsStokeICS]

Falling as we get older is common, with a third of people aged 65+ and half of those 80+ experiencing at least one fall a year.  Visit https://t.co/Md54BlgXj8 for a helpful checklist of the risks associated with falls and what can be done to help prevent them. #ThinkFalls

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

🗓️ Mark your calendars! Join Antony Johansen & Will Eardley on 11 Nov, 5:30–7pm for insights from the NHFD 2024 Annual Report. Ask questions & share ideas!
Register: https://t.co/LvqBjQUtT8
#NHFD

[National Institute for Health and Care Research @NIHRresearch]

📣 Just published! Read our latest #NIHRevidence Collection on frailty and how we can improve the quality of support and care.

🔗 Find it here: https://t.co/I5PD8S5Nt6

@GlobalFrailty @WHOCenterFrailt @GeriSoc

[NICE @NICEComms]

We want to hear your views on the proposed recommendations in our updated falls in older people guideline.

The draft guideline consultation is open until Thursday, 28 November.

Find out more: https://t.co/ps8ExqhN8p #NICENews

[Bone Health & Osteoporosis Foundation @bonehealthBHOF]

Staying independent and falls free includes making home modifications to prevent falls. Discover simple ways from @NCOAing to make your home safer today: https://t.co/sP055C351h #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek

[NIHR ARC East Midlands @ARC_EM]

🌟 Spotlight: Falls Management Exercise (FaME) Programme

The FaME Programme empowers older adults to enhance their balance and independence. It helps reduce fall rates and saves costs for the NHS.

Download the toolkit here:
🔗 https://t.co/YEwg6aKKtl #ARCimpacts

[Soo Hun @soo_cchsc]

Paula Crawford Consultant Pharmacist @BelfastTrust presents study on meds optimisation in OP at risk of falls by community pharmacists thru lens of polypharmacy & bone health review resulting in cost avoidance betw £34-76K as well as reductions in env impact.

#NIFrailtynetwork

[Midlands Partnership University NHS FT @mpftnhs]

During Falls Prevention Awareness Week, colleagues at Haywood Hospital have been providing advice and guidance to members of the public and staff on how we can all play a role in preventing falls.

[The Patient Experience Team @TgicftPtExp]

“It’s everybody’s business.”
Professor Martin Vernon, Consultant Geriatrician at Tameside, and Glossop Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust, explains why a whole-system approach is needed to falls prevention. #fallspreventionawarenessweek
@SusieR1 @NicolaFirth6 @VickT75

[AGILE @AGILECSP]

Check out the review exploring dance interventions for falls prevention in older adults from @NIHRresearch 🕺💃

https://t.co/gHXvqmAsCB

[Rebecca Loo @RebeccaLoo_]

Great opportunity in Stoke-on-Trent to work as a band 5 Children's Occupational Therapist. Come join us! @KathrynBellshaw
@Lyse_e
https://t.co/YNYwf9PsMZ

[AGILE @AGILECSP]

NEW: Strength & Balance Exercise Programme Referral Forms & Guidance endorsed by @AGILECSP & @LaterLifeTrain

Reduce #fallsrisk in older people by ensuring they have the right exercise programme at the right time, supported by the right professional.

https://t.co/aaGROFmFYI

[Move it or Lose it @moveitorloseit1]

With an ageing population, new approaches are needed to empower #olderadults to stay active & independent for as long as possible. #Moveitorloseit is getting more older adults moving & improving quality of life through fun, social & physical activity. https://t.co/XyFtQzOTQi

[Deirdre Lang @deirdrelanglang]

"Its too easy to dismiss falls and frailty as symptoms of ageing,” “If you are a health professional and have patients with cancer, heart disease, stroke or any clinical condition, you wouldn't dream of giving them half a dose or less treatment. https://t.co/5x7hmiQDlo

[Faye Pryce @FayePryce]

@SteveGrangeMPFT @RebeccaBeal17 @betterageing @StaffsStokeICB @mpftnhs @UHNM_NHS @SaltboxCentre @NeilCarrMPFT @profzafariqbal Grateful for your support and lucky to be part of a brilliant team! Things are definately starting to come together

[Amit Arora @betterageing]

Highlight today was to witness implementation of our #FrailtyStrategy for @StaffsStokeICB @mpftnhs @UHNM_NHS. Group exercises for frail older people alongside @SaltboxCentre @NeilCarrMPFT @SteveGrangeMPFT @profzafariqbal. In person followed by digitally enabled exercise at home.

[Age_and_Ageing @Age_and_Ageing]

Most falls are on medical admissions units, and most inpatient hip fractures occur on their first inpatient fall - we need to prevent the first fall! #BGSConf

[Later Life Training @LaterLifeTrain]

Informative article on falls for your patients/clients @ConversationUK @AnneTiedemann1 @CathieSherr @delbaere_kim 👏👏 https://t.co/pHA4OzVZnz @Suedewhirst1 @GeriSoc @AGILECSP @IPTOPphysio @physiotalk @anzfps @RCP_FFFAP @fallscongress @EuFallsFestival

[Falls & Fragility Fracture Audit Programme @RCP_FFFAP]

🗣️Interested in enhancing your knowledge?
Now is a great time to engage with our 'FallSafe & CareFall E-Learning' modules linked here: https://t.co/ROsBfMfvlf Help to identify the risk factors associated with inpatient falls #NAIF #RCP