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It is a 'rolling' news page, with the latest item at the top and older ones below for information. There is also an Archive News page that has items older than six months. Events on National Falls Awareness Day 2008 - 24 June 28 Jul 2008
This year’s National Falls Awareness Day was held on Tuesday 24 June and a big success both nationally and locally. Nationwide over 600 events took place, and locally there was a lot of enthusiasm spreading falls and fracture prevention messages to shoppers, in-patients, day hospital patients, staff and anyone else willing to talk and listen. In Slough’s “Montem Leisure Centre” there was an information stand, a Tai Chi demonstration and the locally produced DVD showing older people how to get up from the floor after a fall. Wexham House Residential Home and Manor Park Day Centre enjoyed a talk on falls prevention, seated exercise and Tai Chi as well as a demonstration of the DVD and a walking aid MOT by Upton Hospital physiotherapists. Shoppers in Bracknell, Windsor and Maidenhead all had the opportunity to talk to local falls group members and take away leaflets and DVDs or videos, often for elderly relatives. Information displays and DVDs were also available at Maidenhead Town Hall, PCT wards, St. Mark’s Nursing Centre, sheltered housing units and at a number of GP surgeries and Health Centres across East Berkshire.National Falls Awareness Day 2008 - 24th June May 2008 National Falls Awareness Day is run each year by Help the Aged. The theme for 2008 is 'Stepping Out'. The main messages are:
For more information, see the page on the Help the Aged website: http://www.helptheaged.org.uk/en-gb/AdviceSupport/HomeSafety/FallPrevention/NFAD Treatment Guidelines for Osteoporosis Management and Falls Service Policy Dec 2007 BE PCT, in partnership with Heatherwood and Wexham Park Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, have written a user-friendly guideline on the management of osteoporosis. The guideline which includes links to falls prevention is aimed primarily at professionals who are in a position to prescribe medication. Available Now It is now available for download on this site, from the link below and on the Health Professionals Information page.
The PCT’s Operational Policy East Berkshire Falls Service for Older People has also been finalised and will become available during November 2007 on this website as well as via the PCT website www.berkshireeast-pct.nhs.uk
News Archive Click here for the News Archive page. This lists news items more than six months old for reference purposes.
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