The National Audit of Inpatient Falls Patient and Carer guide offers jargon-free information to patients and carers for supporting older people who have had a hip fracture following a fall in hospital. The information has been designed to be accessible and easy to share. It is available as a downloadable document and also in a video.
Background
This resource is aimed at those who are looking to influence and improve the care and management
of patients who have fallen in an inpatient setting. This might include anyone: patients, relatives or carers,
who would like information to support conversations with care providers, commissioners, governors and
non-executive directors. Falls are the most frequently reported incident affecting hospital inpatients, with
247,000 falls occurring in inpatient settings each year in England alone.
The actions below are designed to help you find out whether your hospital is meeting recommended targets
and to raise areas in need of improvement with the board of governors, commissioners or other group.
You can ask the hospital Patient Advice and Liaison Service to help you find the right person to speak
to about this.
Based on data from the National Audit of Inpatient Falls, published 12 March 2020. Find out more about preventing
falls in hospital. Publication review date: March 2023
Recommendation:
Recommendations
Recommendation: All trusts and health boards should register with, and participate in, the National Audit of Inpatient
Falls (NAIF).