Falls: Maximise opportunities for positive risk taking

This is a secondary driver from promote safer mobility through safe, clinical and care processes 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

Team:

  • Falls risk assessment completed at the front door to support safe waiting

Practitioner:

  • Locally agreed approach to a comprehensive falls risk assessment with multifactorial interventions like standardised medication review

Organisation:

  • Falls risk assessment completed at the front door to support safe waiting

Evidence and resources