Falls prevention: let's put an end to startling statistics

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Nursing and Residential CareVol. 18, No. 5 EditorialFalls prevention: let's put an end to startling statisticsLinda NazarkoLinda NazarkoSearch for more papers by this authorLinda NazarkoPublished Online:20 Apr 2016https://doi.org/10.12968/nrec.2016.18.5.248AboutSectionsView articleView Full TextPDF/EPUB ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareShare onFacebookTwitterLinked InEmail View article References Age Concern & Help the Aged (2011) Stop Falling: Start Saving Lives and Money. Age Concern, London. http://bit.ly/1Un55A0 (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarBritish Orthopaedic Association (2007) The care of patients with fragility fractures. British Orthopaedic Association, London. http://bit.ly/1VkaiZ5 (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2001) National Service Framework for Older People. Department of Health, London. http://bit.ly/1pyRBoC (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarDepartment of Health (2009) Falls and fractures: effective interventions in health and social care, Department of Health,London. http://bit.ly/1nCtOlf (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarGiannoulis D, Calori GM, Giannoudis PV (2016). Thirty-day mortality after hip fractures: has anything changed? Eur J Orthop Surg Traumatol [Epub ahead of print] Crossref, Google ScholarGillespie LD, Robertson MC, Gillespie WJ, Sherrington C, Gates S, Clemson LM, Lamb SE (2012). Interventions for preventing falls in older people living in the community (Review). Cochrane Database Syst Rev 9: CD007146. Google ScholarHealth and Social Care Information Centre (2104) Monthly hospital episode statistics for admitted patient care, outpatients and accident and emergency data - April 2012 to February 2013. http://bit.ly/14cU6Sw (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarHelp the Aged (2004) Managing the Risk and Effect of Falls Among Older People in Care Homes. Help the Aged, London. Google ScholarNHS England (2016) NHS Chief announces plan to support ten healthy new towns. NHS England, London. http://bit.ly/1oLb8RK (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarNational Institute for Health and Care Excellence (2012) Osteoporosis: assessing the risk of fragility fracture. NICE guidelines [CG146]. http://bit.ly/1TYqG23 (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarOffice for National Statistics (2015) Death Registrations Summary Statistics, England and Wales in 2014, Table 2. http://bit.ly/1pCgDTR (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarRoyal College of Physicans (2016) Falls and Fragility Fracture Audit Programme (FFFAP). National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD). An analysis of 30-day mortality in 2014. National Hip Fracture Database mortality supplement. http://bit.ly/1PkjxRJ (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarPatient's Association (2009) Breaking Point. Patient's Association, London. http://bit.ly/1pUvmcH (accessed 18 March 2016) Google ScholarStevens JA, Olson S (2000) Reducing falls and resulting hip fractures among older women. MMWR Recomm Rep 49 (RR-2): 3–12 Google ScholarWoolf AD, Akersson (2003) Preventing fractures in elderly people. BMJ 327(7406): 89–95 Crossref, Google Scholar FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails 2 May 2016Volume 18Issue 5ISSN (print): 1465-9301ISSN (online): 2052-2932 Metrics History Published online 20 April 2016 Published in print 2 May 2016 Information© MA Healthcare LimitedPDF download