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Falls Support and Education NHS Lothian | Staff

Strategy and Guidelines

NICE Guidelines 161 Falls in Older People: Assessing Risk and Prevention 2013 https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/cg161

NICE Guidelines 2023 head Injury: assessment and early management https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng232

SIGN Guidelines 142 Management of Osteoporosis and Prevention of Fragility Fractures 2021 https://www.sign.ac.uk/our-guidelines/management-of-osteoporosis-and-the-prevention-of-fragility-fractures/

World Guidelines for Falls Prevention for Older Adults- A Global Initiative 2022 https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/36178003/

Scottish Government Healthcare Framework for Adults Living in Care Homes- My Health, My Care, My Home 2022 https://www.gov.scot/publications/health-care-home-healthcare-framework-adults-living-care-homes/

NHS Lothian Falls Prevention Management of Adult Inpatients Policy and Procedure

Restraint Policy Considerations and Alternatives

Adverse Event Management

Guidelines for the use of Falls sensors