title: Reducing the risk of inpatient falls.
abstract: A national audit of inpatient falls, published by the Royal College of Physicians in October this year, features data on nearly 5,000 patients aged 65 and over, across 170 hospitals in England and Wales. This is the first overview of how well trusts and health boards are complying with official guidance on falls assessment and prevention. Recommendations have been made by the audit team to reduce the risk of falling.
authors.forename: Kathy
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Oxtoby
mesh_terms: D000058:Accidental Falls / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000368:Aged; D006801:Humans; D007297:Inpatients; D008485:Medical Audit; D006113:United Kingdom