title: Falls prevention in primary care.
abstract: Each year 1.57 million older people fall more than three times and 70 000 fracture their hips. Falls can lead to disability and even death. The NSF for Older People identified falls prevention as a major health priority. This paper explains how primary care practitioners can contribute to falls prevention, reduce falls risk and improve quality of life for the older person.
authors.affiliation: Nurse Consultant, Ealing and Harrow Community Services; Visiting Fellow, London South Bank University; Visiting Lecturer, King's College, London, UK.
authors.forename: Linda
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Nazarko
keywords: assessment; falls; quality of life; risk factors; treatment