Falls team offers bone advice (From Lancashire Telegraph)

• "Please just type cost of falls to the nhs into a search engine. The first articles that come up imdicate that there is a daily cost of falls of £4.6 million - and that was in 2010! And falls is the largest cause of accidental death in the over 65s. Surely it's much better to prevent falls in the first place and if that is not possible try to reduce the number of fractures by improving bone health (e.g highlighting good diet etc).
  
  There is a huge amount of evidence that falls prevention is extremely cost effective to the nhs and also of great benefit to the ageing population, who are often left physically and psychologically harmed following falls (even if they don't end up in hospital).
  
  And no I don't work for this team - I work on a general ward who's beds are often full of older fallers who are terrified of falling again, have decreased confidence, reduce the amount they walk because they don't want to fall, become weaker/more susceptible to illness and then actually end up falling more!
  
  As a frontline staff member I think this team are so needed to try to reduce the burden on me and actively encourage anyone who has fallen or has a relative that falls to go and see what they can offer!"
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