Falls Prevention Management
Falls Prevention Management
£60.00
Delivery: Online, self-directed | Fee: £60
Who is this for?
All clinical staff, including nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals.
Overview:
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to falls prevention and management across a range of healthcare settings. Falls are a leading cause of injury, loss of independence, and hospital admission, particularly among older adults. This course explores the multifactorial nature of falls, including physical, environmental, and behavioural risk factors, and provides practical guidance on reducing risk. It also covers appropriate responses when a fall occurs, ensuring patient safety, effective documentation, and learning from incidents to improve practice.
What you will learn:
- The impact of falls on individuals, services, and the wider health and care system
- Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors (e.g. mobility, medication, environment)
- How to undertake and document structured falls risk assessments
- Evidence-based strategies to prevent falls in hospital, community, and home settings
- The role of strength, balance, and mobility in reducing falls risk
- Safe use of equipment and environmental adaptations
- How to respond safely and appropriately when a fall occurs
- Post-fall assessment, observation, and escalation of care
- Accurate reporting, documentation, and incident review
- Supporting patients to maintain independence while minimising risk
- Communication and multidisciplinary approaches to falls prevention
£60.00
Delivery: Online, self-directed | Fee: £60
Who is this for?
All clinical staff, including nurses, paramedics, healthcare assistants, and allied health professionals.
Overview:
This course offers a comprehensive introduction to falls prevention and management across a range of healthcare settings. Falls are a leading cause of injury, loss of independence, and hospital admission, particularly among older adults. This course explores the multifactorial nature of falls, including physical, environmental, and behavioural risk factors, and provides practical guidance on reducing risk. It also covers appropriate responses when a fall occurs, ensuring patient safety, effective documentation, and learning from incidents to improve practice.
What you will learn:
- The impact of falls on individuals, services, and the wider health and care system
- Intrinsic and extrinsic risk factors (e.g. mobility, medication, environment)
- How to undertake and document structured falls risk assessments
- Evidence-based strategies to prevent falls in hospital, community, and home settings
- The role of strength, balance, and mobility in reducing falls risk
- Safe use of equipment and environmental adaptations
- How to respond safely and appropriately when a fall occurs
- Post-fall assessment, observation, and escalation of care
- Accurate reporting, documentation, and incident review
- Supporting patients to maintain independence while minimising risk
- Communication and multidisciplinary approaches to falls prevention