Work to prevent falls will be rolled out across Lancs

[annie]

A PIONEERING falls prevention programme - trialled in East Lancashire - is set to be rolled out across the county over the next two years.

Successful work by the falls prevention team at East Lancashire Hospitals Trust, to curb the number of unnecessary accidents, has persuaded county council bosses to invest £345,000 in a Lancashire-wide project.

In a target group of 50, it was discovered 30 had suffered falls requiring an ambulance visit.

But after an assessment and referrals to physiotherapy or podiatry services, among others, as part of the Steady On! initiative, less than a handful required a further hospital visit.

An agreement has now been drawn up with hospitals in East Lancashire, and their counterparts in the Lancashire Care, Blackpool and Southport NHS trusts, to extend the campaign beyond Burnley, Hyndburn, Pendle, Rossendale and Ribble Valley.
http://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/ne ... oss_Lancs/

[wendy]

This is needed.