Falls prevention in hospitals and mental health units: An extended evaluation of the FallSafe quality improvement project

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 484-491

  Healey, Frances ^a   Lowe, Derek ^b   Darowski, Adam ^c   Windsor, Julie ^d   Treml, Jonathan ^e   Byrne, Lisa ^f   Husk, Janet ^b   Phipps, Jill ^g  

^a NATIONAL HEALTH SERVICE   (United Kingdom)

^b ROYAL COLLEGE OF PHYSICIANS   (United Kingdom)

^c OXFORD UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^d PORTSMOUTH HOSPITALS NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS BIRMINGHAM NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^f GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^g Southern Health Foundation Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Fall prevention; Injury; Older people; Quality improvement

Indexed keywords

ACCIDENT PREVENTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; FALLING; FALLSAFE UNIT; HUMAN; INTERVENTION STUDY; MENTAL HEALTH CENTER; MULTIFACTORIAL ASSESSMENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK MANAGEMENT; TOTAL QUALITY MANAGEMENT; CARE BUNDLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EVALUATION STUDY; HEALTH CARE QUALITY; HOSPITAL; INCIDENCE; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MENTAL HOSPITAL; PREVENTION AND CONTROL; STANDARDS; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ACCIDENTAL FALLS; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; DATA COLLECTION; HOSPITALS; HOSPITALS, PSYCHIATRIC; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT CARE BUNDLES; QUALITY ASSURANCE, HEALTH CARE; RISK MANAGEMENT;

EID: 84903182402     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/aft190     Document Type: Article

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