{"id":1044,"date":"2026-09-16T14:09:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:09:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/falls\/?page_id=1044"},"modified":"2026-09-16T14:13:52","modified_gmt":"2026-09-16T13:13:52","slug":"falls-awareness-week-faw","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/staff.nhslothian.scot\/falls\/falls-awareness-week-faw\/","title":{"rendered":"Falls Awareness Week (FAW)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Falls Awareness Week \u2014 sometimes referred to as Falls Prevention Awareness Week<\/strong> \u2014 is a dedicated annual public health campaign aimed at increasing awareness of fall risks, especially among older adults, and encouraging simple, effective actions to reduce falls and fall-related harm.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Check out some of the resources available below. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAW 21st -25th September 2026<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FAW Featured Webinar<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Title: Falls and Bone Health: Easy wins<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Speaker: Dr. Alasdair MacRae, Consultant in Orthogeriatrics and Falls Reduction Medicine, The Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date: Friday 25th September 2026, 12-1pm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Register for the webinar: Falls Awareness Week | Medline UK<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falls Celebration and Learning Event – November 2026 – Register early interest. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Slightly later in November, we will be sharing the best practice from our Falls strategic, community and inpatient falls group and providing updates on the Falls definition work. Final date is still to be arranged but you can register early interest via this form: Early Registration for Falls Learning and Partnership Event – November 2026.\u00a0 \u2013 Fill out form<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

FAW 15th -19th September 2025<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

FAW Webinars<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Falls Awareness Week Webinars<\/strong> – Medline<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title: Developing a national e-learning course on bed rails, and patient transfer trolleys
<\/strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Paul Lee, Chair, National Association of Medical Device Educators and Trainers
Date<\/strong>: Tuesday, 16 September at 2.30pm (BST) <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to join<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add to Calendar<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title: Bedrest isn\u2019t rest: Deconditioning affects everyone
<\/strong>Speaker:<\/strong> Shona McKinnon, Falls Nurse, NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde
Date: Tuesday<\/strong> 22 September at 12pm (BST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to join<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add to Calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Title: Toilet Runway Project
<\/strong>Speaker:<\/strong> <\/strong>Carrie Tyler, <\/strong>Falls Improvement Specialist Practitioner at <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mid and South Essex NHS FT<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Date:<\/strong> Friday 26th September at 12:00pm (BST)<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Click here to join <\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Add to Calendar<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Falls Celebration and Learning Event – 17th September 1-4pm, E.I.C.A Ratho. <\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Agenda for the afternoon is below: <\/p>\n\n\n