Reducing falls risk.
A multidisciplinary working group in a London hospital set up a questionnaire system to reduce patient falls. The framework it put in place is now a way of life at the hospital and could provide the basis for a wider Clinical Governance project.
Crawford
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King's College Hospital NHS Trust, London.
Wood
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D000056:Accident Prevention; D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000458:organization & administration; D006757:Hospital Units / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D012308:Risk Management / Q000379:methods*; D013222:State Medicine; D006113:United Kingdom