Insert name of presentation on Master Slide Preventing falls in Wales Friday 10 June 2011 Jan Davies, Director, 1000 Lives Plus Follow us on

Falls – a common problem It’s estimated that 35% of people over the age of 65 will fall each year This increases to 45% for those aged over 80 Improving care, delivering quality

Falls – the human cost Direct physical and psychological injury Fear of falling and activity limitation Reduced social participation and quality of life Increased dependence Death – over 4,200 elderly people suffer hip fractures in Wales each year - 7% die within a month of their injury Improving care, delivering quality

Falls – the financial cost Treating hip fractures - c £12,000 per patient x 4,200 = £50.4 million A 15% reduction equates to a cost of c£7.5million a year Medical and social for the first two years following a hip fracture = £13,000, lifetime cost = £64,000 Improving care, delivering quality

The aim To reduce the mortality and harm from falls that occur in the community

The Ambulance Service – not just a transport service Improving care, delivering quality Link to video:

The Ambulance Service – not just a transport service Over 10% of call outs are for falls - far outweighing heart attacks They can be dealt with in the home Cost of falls – single stay day; hip fracture – 6 weeks Elderly people think it is part of the aging process – it isnt! Importance of multi agencies working together Improving care, delivering quality

CELT – working in partnership to prevent falls Improving care, delivering quality Link to video:

CELT – working in partnership to prevent falls Partnership, co-located and integrated ‘Fractured confidence’ Across the patient pathway – acute into community setting Reducing waste – no duplication Reducing variation – one assessment Improving care, delivering quality

Coastal Housing – preventing falls in residential care Improving care, delivering quality Link to video:

“Frustrating, embarrassing and inconvenient” The falls database – quickly identifying problems Providing a better service “We can put steps in place to prevent them happening” A holistic service – not in isolation, but including all the appropriate services Improving care, delivering quality Coastal Housing – preventing falls in residential care

Llanidloes – preventing falls in Powys Improving care, delivering quality Link to video:

Llanidloes – preventing falls in Powys Join up – physio and occupational Provides the quality and excellence to make the change PDSA cycles – small changes which make a big difference to people Methodology – driver diagrams, bundles, measurement Improving care, delivering quality

Summary Great work – driven by the 1000 Lives Plus methodology –data, measurement, review, analysis Cross sector working Reducing harm, waste and variation Improving care, delivering quality

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If we can improve care for one person, then we can do it for ten. If we can do it for ten, then we can do it for a 100. If we can do it for a 100, we can do it for a 1000 And if we can do it for a 1000, we can do it for everyone in Wales.