🚨BREAKING NEWS🚨 We are delighted to announce the landmark publication of the 'World Guidelines for Falls Prevention and Management for Older Adults: A Global Initiative' via Age_and_Ageing bgs.org.uk/wfg2022 #WorldFallsGuidelines #eugms2022

University Hospital Southampton 💙 Southampton Children's Hospital There is still time to book your place on the UHS Virtual Celebration event for AHP Day. Contact me Karen White 💙 or Zoe Oram. Come and find out what your fabulous AHP's do. It's a drop in virtual event so easy to work your diary around. Come and be curious!

Great day at the falls conference with Carla Stockbridge. Lots to take away, plus an awesome session from Clifford Lisk to finish the day! Thank you to everyone involved!

Avoiding hospital associated harm for older people this winter. From British Geriatrics Society Dep. Hon. Sec. Ruth Law bgs.org.uk/blog/avoiding-…

One death is a tragedy, and a million is a statistic so I've been doing the maths to humanise falls 1.8 million bed days in UK/year is 4,931 beds or just under ten 500-bed hospitals filled with patients each and every day HT Christopher Tuckett MCSP #EndPJparalysis gov.uk/government/pub…

Lovely to attend a Falls Conference today with Steffi Bailey. Always great to hear the fab work going on elsewhere and to meet people in person! Thank you Carrie Tyler Hannah Wood and all the speakers #nhsfalls

So great to connect and learn from others at the #NHSfalls conference last week. Looking forward to sharing that with the team today at our falls champion study day 🌟

And we are off, the relaunch of Falls Champions, good turnout, now for some interaction and learning, aiming to improve knowledge and practice around falls #patientsafety #Falls Hannah Wood Vickie Purdie

A satisfying & tiring day on the Falls Champions day, risk factors, management, neuro obs, postural BPs, mobility aids, flow jack use, staff support, pharmacy and learning from incidents. Well done Hannah Wood for organising, an amazing day. #patientsafety #falls Vickie Purdie

This week is Facial Palsy Awareness week. Reminding you about our fantastic therapy-led rehabilitation clinic, The Face Place University Hospital Southampton 💙 Wessex Neurological Centre UHS Therapy Services Our team treat adults and children with facial palsy, co ordinating care with the Wessex Facial Nerve centre MDT

On World Delirium Awareness Day have a look at our #Delirium Hub which brings together articles, national guidelines and best practice. It is frequently reviewed and updated. #WDAD2023 bgs.org.uk/deliriumhub

Delirium - A sudden change to persons mental state: Understanding and treating the causes is key. Raising awareness / New Trust Policy / Screening / Patient Centred Care #deliriumiseveryonesbusiness #WDAD2023

👣 #Falls and the relentless march of time ⏰, two things we cannot stop. 🚶🏽‍♀️🚶🏻‍♂️🚶🏿‍♀️🚶🏼 Much better to promote movement, mobility, freedom and independence. #NHS #PatientSafety #EndPjParalysis

We have 6 sessions confirmed for the #FallsAwareness #WebinarSeries from 11th - 21st September 😊😊 A massive thank you to those who have agreed to run them. Possibly more to come! Session details and sign up here: bit.ly/44atsry #ThinkFalls #ActionOnFalls

Inactivity while in hospital can weaken muscles, leaving older patients more frail and at risk of falls. 🏥 UHS volunteers are now taking part in a study which helps older adults to regain strength after they return home. More here from Health Research | Southampton 👇 clinicalresearch.uhs.nhs.uk/news/hospital-…

It’s Falls Awareness Week! Physiotherapy has a huge role to play in falls prevention and education. How do you help prevent falls? #EverybodysBusiness #ThinkFalls #Physiotherapy

Beware, Hannah Wood Trust Falls Lead is roaming the wards spreading awareness of Falls Week and testing our knowledge!! Thankyou Hannah!

It’s brilliant to see this up and running and the positive impact it’s having! #FallsAwarenessWeek