What a fabulous end to #FallsAwarenessWeek!⚠️ It's lovely to see so much engagement and interaction from our amazing teams across the Trust.💛💛💛 #thinkfalls

Such a great and practical article by Prof Dawn Skelton (Later Life Training) on why standing on one leg matters. Will be doing that while I brush my teeth from now on! rte.ie/brainstorm/202… HT RTÉ

Well done The Royal Wolverhampton NHS Trust 🏥 👏🏻 Midlands Regional Falls Group

Hospital acquired deconditioning in older adults #StrengthSavesLives slideshare.net/hattersley4/ho…

Falls can result in pain, distress & loss of confidence. Learn the importance of including medication reviews as part of falls prevention strategies. This clinical article explores the role of medicines management in preventing falls in older people. journals.rcni.com/nursing-older-…

An opportunity for those affected by brain tumours and their families to come and join us on Sunday 8th May for an informal get-together and chat over tea and cake - details below.

Great to be back to shared learning with Black Country ICB Quality & Safety Team. Interesting agenda planned ahead. Catherine Lane Dawn Lewis #QualitySLE

Fab falls information on the topic of the month board. Love this idea B1😊 Matthew Hunt Jack Richards The Dudley Group

💥Don't let a fear of falling hamper efforts to get patients moving. 👉 Falls MAY occur if they do move. 👉 Deconditioning WILL occur if they don't. ❌Bed rest isn't harmless, it's harmful.

⚡ We sometimes get cause and effect the wrong way round, and this clouds our judgement about what to do next. Encouraging movement comes with risk, but the alternative is even worse❗

Look at this 👀 A fabulous new falls info board in ED 😊👍🏼 The Dudley Group Rachel Wakeman Simone Mc Jennifer Bree

Staying longer in hospital can be dangerous - it’s not all about beds!

Happy FTSU month The Dudley Group

First 10k event completed and 1k race for Lily. Super chuffed!

Deconditioning - huge impact from delayed discharge

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🎤 Falls prevention: 👉 Focus on #MOVEMENT promotion 👉 Don't let a fear if #Falling dictate decision making 👉 Ensure movement is meaningful 👉 Pursue a #culture of connection rather than #safety #NHS youtu.be/LJxbIBqXYxo

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

🔵 In #healthcare we often rely on logical reasoning to promote movement. 🔴 Whereas appealing to emotion is more likely to result in the desired #motivation and action. To avoid deconditioning we need to #MakeMovementMeaningful❗ #EndPjParalysis #NHS #SocialCare