This is a secondary driver from leadership at all levels to support a culture of safety within the Falls driver diagram
Change ideas
The examples below show how this secondary driver can be implemented in practice. Additional change ideas can be found in the Falls driver diagram
Practitioner:
- Local governance process to review falls data, share good practice and agree areas for improvement
Team:
- Use quality improvement support to help teams prioritise improvements based on feedback and incidents
Organisation:
- Access to both local and national falls learning system for all staff
Evidence and resources
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Clinical Governance Standards [online]. 2026
- Healthcare Improvement Scotland. Scottish Approach to Change [online]. 2025
- McDonald PL, Foley TJ, Verheij R, Braithwaite J, Rubin J, Harwood K, et al. Data to knowledge to improvement: creating the learning health system. BMJ 2024;384
- NHS Education for Scotland. Quality Improvement Zone [online]. 2026
