#Falls Awareness Week Webinars
For this year’s ‘Falls Awareness Week’, supported by Medline, there will be webinars hosted by Professor Brian Dolan OBE, Director, Health Service 360—and Julie Windsor, Clinical Lead Medical Specialties & Older People, National Patient Safety Team, NHS England.
Register for Falls Awareness Week and you will receive invitations to both webinars.
#ThinkFalls #BeFallsPrepared
‘So, you made it. Now what?’
17 September 2024
Professor Brian Dolan, OBE, Director, Health Service 360, will host a change management session for leaders in falls prevention.
Sustaining change is as hard, if not harder than achieving change. The session will cover the risks associated with complacency, connectivity to community and habits of leaders who successfully implement change for the long term.
Title: So, you made it. Now what?
Date: Tuesday, 17 September 2023
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 BST
Duration: 1 hour
‘Seeing falls differently’ - development of an inpatient Eye Care Liaison Officer vision assessment and liaison service
19 September 2024
Hosted by Julie Windsor, Clinical Lead Medical Specialties & Older People, National Patient Safety Team, NHS England, this session will be led by Nicola Beeston-Davies, Royal National Institute of Blind People Eye Care Liaison Officer Gloucestershire Hospitals & Gloucestershire Community NHST. It was born out of the experiences of staff covering shifts during the pandemic, who realised the importance of vision assessment for new and existing issues and the potential for positive impact to support patients to move safely and be more independent. Nicola and colleagues will describe how this innovative service has developed, with benefits for both patients and staff.
Title: ‘Seeing falls differently’- development of an Inpatient Eye Care Liaison Officer vision assessment and liaison service.
Date: Thursday, 17 September 2024
Time: 12:00 – 13:00 BST
Duration: 1 hour