Lanarkshire Falls Prevention
Lanarkshire Falls Prevention
Everyone should be falls aware and get a better understanding of what we can do to reduce the risk of falling as we get older.
Falls are preventable – they’re not something that will definitely happen to us just because we get older. There are lots of steps we can take to reduce the risk of having a fall.
This page provides links to local and national resources that you can use to help takes steps to reducing falls for you now and in the future.
Lanarkshire Falls Register
Here in Lanarkshire we have our very own falls register Hub.
This small, experienced team has been set up to improve the care for people in Lanarkshire who are worried about falling or who have been assessed as having a falls risk.
Staff in the team will carry out a telephone falls risk assessment and will support the person and/or their carers to make the best use of the specialist information and services available in their local community.
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Lanarkshire Specialist Falls Team
The Team cares for people who have had falls that are difficult to manage, or that happen often, or where it’s not known what’s causing the fall. The Team also works with people who have dizziness, who feel lightheaded, or who blackout. Referrals to the team are made by other health professionals.
The Team visit patients in their own homes and supports the Falls Clinics in NHS Lanarkshire. It also works with other staff across Lanarkshire to provide education and training, and to help develop resources on preventing and managing falls.Â
Useful links – NHS inform
The NHS inform website has lots of information about what can raise the risk of falls and what you can do to reduce these risks. These include:
- Keeping well
- Strength and balance
- Managing your medication
- How to deal with a fall
- Home safety
Active Health
Active Health is NHS Lanarkshire’s referral-based programme. It is mainly for higher risk patients to help them manage a long-term health condition.
There are currently 3 specialist health classes within our Active Health programme. These are divided into 3 levels of physical intensity to best meet the needs of each patient referred into the programme.
The strength and balance class is most suitable for patients who want to improve and maintain their strength, balance, mobility and ability to do the daily tasks that are important to them.
Your Feedback – comments, concerns and complaints
NHS Lanarkshire is committed to improving the service it provides to patients and their families. We, therefore, want to hear from you about your experience. If you would like to tell us about this please visit our feedback page.
