Leading Better Value Care

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Falls in Hospitals

One District Wide Team

The number of people who fall over the age of 65 years is increasing and fall-related injury represents the single largest cause of hospital presentations. No other single cause of injury, including road trauma, costs the health system more than falls. In NSW each year, falls lead to approximately 27,000 hospitalisations and more than 400 deaths.

Falls Committee

Falls Coordinator

Achievements

Challenges • Pandemic management may further delay implementation of eMR project strategies and local implementation • Falls prevention and management education and training for nursing and midwifery staff is once-off without any refresher courses

Goals 2023-2025 • Intentional rounding: eMR tool to be trialed and reporting capabilities further probed. • eMR FRAMP: working group

• Establishment of a MDT service utilised LHD and Facility Falls committee meetings to promote sharing of data, achievements and escalation. • Revised WSLHD Falls Prevention and Management policy • Creation of an Intentional rounding and Electronic Medical Records (eMR) Falls Risk Assessment and Management Plan (FRAMP) working groups

to finalise revised tool. • Review education and training to align to WSLHD policy

Leading Better Value Care 2017 – 2022

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