Abstract
Falls are prominent among the external causes of unintentional injury. Every year, about a third of adults in England over age 65 who live at home have at least one fall, and half of these have frequent falls. Falls are an urgent public health concern because of their medical and economic consequences, and with a rising older population, they are costly for health and care systems. This article describes an innovative initiative in the South-West of England in which a private home care provider and a local ambulance service collaborated to develop new training, protocols and suitable equipment in order to better manage falls.
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