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falls prevention
The Integrated Rehabilitation and Enablement Program (iREAP)
iREAP is an eight-week program that delivers integrated rehabilitation services to older people in the community who have or are at risk of frailty, falls, Parkinson’s Disease and other neurodegenerative...
Added: 9 October 2017 | Last updated: 21 May 2021
Winter, Spring, Summer and Falls in NSW Ambulance
NSW Ambulance introduced a falls package to address the year-round problem of falls in people aged 65 and over in the community. It incorporated a new falls risk assessment, protocol,...
Added: 2 May 2018 | Last updated: 22 April 2021
Don’t fall for it, follow the steps!
Post falls assessments are attended by nurses after patients have a fall in the St George Hospital emergency department.
Added: 16 September 2019 | Last updated: 20 April 2021
Falls prevention in Gunyah, a neurology and oncology ward in Sutherland Hospital
This project is designed to improve falls prevention in a medical ward in an acute care facility. It identifies the causes of inpatient falls to provide strategies in response.
Added: 17 September 2019 | Last updated: 1 October 2019
From interventional radiology scheduling to safety (Patient FIRSTs)
This project was a complete redesign of interventional radiology processes. This includes improving: scheduling practices, protocolling practices, patient experience, patient information, communication between team, clinical handover.
Added: 26 August 2019 | Last updated: 29 August 2019
We can’t prevent falls! A myth-busting falls prevention initiative in Wagga Wagga and Gundagai
Falls are a major health issue for older people, and falls prevention is a high priority for the Murrumbidgee Local Health District. This project implemented changes to improve the quality...
Added: 20 August 2018 | Last updated: 30 August 2018
Living Well in Residential Aged Care: Reducing Falls and Harm from Falls
Nyngan Health Service developed a falls workbook and DVD, which was used to educate aged care residents on falls and empower them to develop personalised strategies that would reduce their...
Added: 10 February 2017 | Last updated: 27 February 2017