Falls Support and Education

Providing information and educational resources for all Lothian health and social care staff support to falls awareness in hospitals, and in the community.

Falls are Everyone’s Business

One in three older people fall every year, and younger people are also at risk of falls.

This website has been developed by the Falls Education work stream group for all Lothian health and social care staff and aims to provide information and educational resources to support falls awareness.

Education and Training Resources

Information and links to Falls specific training.

An elderly man has fallen and a member of NHS staff is helping him to get up

Information for Health and Social Care Professionals

Information for staff working with people in the community, in hospitals and in care homes.

person kneeling on one knee using a chair to help them get up after a fall

Further Resources and Links

Useful resources linked to Falls in hospitals and the community.

Information for Patients, Families and Carers

For practical support and advice to help reduce the risk of falls visit our public-facing sister site on NHS Lothian Services.

Falls Support Website

Feedback

Your feedback is essential to help us provide useful resources to support staff.

If you are looking for information which isn’t on this site or you would like to share what resources you are using please let us know.

We welcome any feedback to improve our site via the Falls Support and Education Staff Website Survey

ABOUT US

This webpage was developed by the Falls Education work stream group. These pages will continue to develop, listening to staff feedback to provide educational resources and information for health and social care professionals to support the management and prevention of Falls in hospitals and in the community.

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