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Colchester Hospital
Service
Specialist Falls Clinic
Organisation
ESNEFT
Service offered
Consultant led CGA focused on falls (& fracture) prevention
- includes physiotherapy and nursing assessment
- Access to diagnostics/24 hour ECG/ECHO/syncope/Dexa/ CT
Strong links to falls community services &interventions
Guidelines/criteria for referral
Patient has had 2 or more unexplained falls in the last 3 months
or one indoor fall with fracture
or one fall with LOC or dizziness and is on more than 4 medications
Contact details & referral method
Referral Letter to:
Dr T Shawis, Consultant Geriatrician with special interest in Falls, Admin 3, Gainsborough Wing, Colchester General Hospital, Turner Road, Colchester CO4 5JL.
Colchester Community Services
Service
Community Falls Service
Organisation
PROVIDE Essex Lifestyles
Service offered
Falls prevention advice and interventions in your own home
Guidelines/criteria for referral
Falls or risk of falls
Contact details & referral method
Email: Provide.essexlifestyles@nhs.net
Telephone: 0300 303 9988
Anyone can have a fall, but older people are more vulnerable and likely to fall, especially if they have a long-term health condition.
Falls are a common, but often overlooked, cause of injury. Around 1 in 3 adults over 65 who live at home will have at least one fall a year, and about half of these will have more frequent falls.
Most falls do not result in serious injury. But there’s always a risk that a fall could lead to broken bones, and it can cause the person to lose confidence, become withdrawn, and feel as if they have lost their independence.
For information about falls prevention, please visit the NHS Choices website
For more information about preventing falls whilst you are an inpatient in hospital, have a look at this short film:
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