Minimising falls and related injuries: Victorian Quality Council - Victorian Government Health Information, Australia

Falls are a common problem for older people and people in high falls risk populations in hospitals and residential care settings. The magnitude of the problem, the range of consequences that impact negatively on independence, function, and quality life, and the costs associated with management of falls, reflect the high priority which needs be given to this problem.

Background

In August 2004 the VQC published "Minimising the risk of falls and falls injuries: Guidelines for acute, sub-acute and residential care settings" to provide a framework (model) and resources to support falls prevention activity in hospital and residential care settings. All print material from the kit is available.

In 2006 an evaluation of the guidelines was completed by two health services to assess the impact of introducing a falls minimisation strategy.

All Falls related tools and resources are available.

Current status

The VQC new online falls education package is now available.

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Last updated: 12 October, 2011
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