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Vitamin D posters and consumer information leaflet
Vitamin D posters and consumer information leaflet
Posters and consumer information on vitamin D supplementation, available for use in community pharmacies and general practices.
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Video: Staying safe on your feet in the community
Video: Staying safe on your feet in the community
Thousands of people fall each year - most of these falls happen in the community and are preventable. This video looks at building strength and flexibility to keep people safe on their feet.
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Case study: Intentional rounding reduces serious falls at Bay of Plenty District Health Board
Case study: Intentional rounding reduces serious falls at Bay of Plenty District Health Board
One of the medical wards at Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) decided to pilot intentional rounding to help reduce the risk of serious harm from falls.
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Case study: Building an electronic falls risk assessment tool into TrendCare – a nursing acuity tool
Case study: Building an electronic falls risk assessment tool into TrendCare – a nursing acuity tool
To introduce a more standardised approach to falls risk assessment, Whanganui District Health Board worked to create an electronic version of a risk assessment tool based on guidance provided to the sector by the Health Quality & Safety Commission.
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Case study: Falls prevention through organisational change
Case study: Falls prevention through organisational change
To reduce harm from in-hospital falls, Bay of Plenty District Health Board (DHB) took an organisational change approach that included reviewing existing practices, raising staff awareness and introducing evidence-based strategies for falls prevention.
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Case study: Vitamin D project helps prevent falls in older people and saves money
Case study: Vitamin D project helps prevent falls in older people and saves money
To reduce the risk of falls and improve the quality of life for residents of age-related residential care (ARC) facilities, MidCentral DHB worked with ACC to increase the uptake of vitamin D by ARC residents in the district.
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Gordon's story
Gordon's story
This is Gordon's story. Gordon had a fall at home and then had another fall while recovering in hospital.
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Case study: Vitamin D project delivers benefits for Nelson Bays
Case study: Vitamin D project delivers benefits for Nelson Bays
This case study from Nelson Bays Primary Health and ACC, highlights the impact increasing the uptake of vitamin D by people living in age-related residential care facilities can have on falls prevention.
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Falls risk multifactorial assessment and interventions: a comparison of current guidelines
Falls risk multifactorial assessment and interventions: a comparison of current guidelines
Comparison of recommendations in current clinical guidelines for falls preventions in older people.
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Falls risk assessment tools and care plans in New Zealand DHBs. A review and discussion document
Falls risk assessment tools and care plans in New Zealand DHBs. A review and discussion document
This review of existing falls risk assessment and care planning tools in use across district health boards (DHBs) is a key piece of work from the Commission’s Reducing Harm from Falls programme.
