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Local and National Guidelines

NICE Guidelines 249 (replacing NG 161) Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk Overview | Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk | Guidance | NICE

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

Scottish Ambulance Service NOW Ambulance booking guide for healthcare professionals

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