The number of falls rose with the move to the Inpatient Ward Block in 2017 because of the 100%
single occupancy rooms.
Over the past year there is evidence of a reduction in the number of falls which has been the result of
improvement projects designed to reduce the number of falls
• Appointments
- A Trust Falls Co-ordinator has been appointed
- An Acute Falls Lead will be appointed to facilitate work within acute care
- A Community Falls Lead will be appointed to rebuild the community service and
renew focus on work within care homes.
• Strategy
- Due to the restructuring of the falls service, the Trust 2021 Falls Strategy will take
on an innovative direction, incorporating the appointment of the Falls Co-ordinator
and the Leads for Acute and Community Services.
• QI Initiatives
- Previous falls QI initiatives in ward 3A and 3B are to be re-ignited along with work
focusing on clients who live with a cognitive impairment and who are at risk of falls.
The person's journey from ED to residence has been forwarded as a SQE project.
This will focus on the repeat presentation of people to ED from home and their
journey through the hospital.
NEXT STEPS
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Graph 3: South Eastern HCS Trust Falls Rate per 1000 Bed Days