Becoming fall-safe: a framework for reducing inpatient falls

Karen Norman; Mark Renshaw; Paula Tucker

doi:10.12968/bjon.2020.29.20.1198

Becoming fall-safe: a framework for reducing inpatient falls

Karen Norman
, Mark Renshaw
, Paula Tucker

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Abstract

This article describes a 10-year programme of work that has reduced inpatient falls rate by 46% and how this improvement has been sustained. The methodology applied in this initiative has forced one Trust to challenge expectations about the inevitability of patient falls in hospital. This initiative has resulted in approximately 568 fewer falls each year. Based on costings from NHS Improvement, the estimated 5108 fewer falls between 2011 and 2019 have saved the Trust £13.3 million.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	1198-1205
Journal	British Journal of Nursing
Volume	29
Issue number	20
Early online date	12 Nov 2020
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.12968/bjon.2020.29.20.1198
Publication status	Published - 12 Nov 2020
Externally published	Yes

Bibliographical note

Note: As part of the research discussed in this article, Kingston
University and St George's, University of London funded a collaborative research project entitled 'Understanding the nature of leadership behaviours that influenced a 46% reduction the rate of patient falls in an NHS trust by use of improvisational theatre as a research method.'

Keywords

Primary care and other community based clinical subjects

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