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Home    Resources    Models of Care    Older People    Falls Prevention    Implementing Falls Prevention

Implementing Falls Prevention Model of Care

Falls Prevention Model of Care  (1.8M)		Planning Where are you now?		Preparing Make it happen		Operationalise Make it stick
Governance		Identify Leaders Develop a Process Map Establish a Steering Committee		Develop a Governance Plan Establish Clinical Reference Group Recruit a Project Officer Develop Key Performance Indicators See the SESIAHS Lessons Summary - Management		Monitor and Evaluate Against KPIs
Patient Journey How do patients flow through the hospital		Map the Patient Journey		See the Clinical Services Redesign Program information and templates to help you obtain and include the perspective of patients and carers.		Monitor and remap the Patient Experiences
Policies and Protocols		Identify policies, protocols and guidelines Review the Literature  Review the assessment tools that Bega Valley uses Review the  NSW Health Falls Prevention and Management Policies		Develop Policies, Protocols and Guidelines See the National Falls Prevention Initiative Identify the Care Pathways Agree on Assessment Tools Develop and establish referral systems Develop agreements with other service providers		Go Live! and Refine the Process Monitor Compliance
People Understand who the staff are, how they function and what role they play in the patient journey		Stakeholder Analysis		Engage Key Stakeholders such as GPs, acute care clinicians and allied health care staff See the SESIAHS Lesson Summary - Engagement Identify new roles and enhance existing roles to implement your program. Revise position descriptions.		Develop a Review Process Mentor Staff to Sustain Implementation
Resources		Survey Current Resources Explore the development of links with existing Balance and Falls Prevention programs. See the NSW Falls Injury Prevention Network		Develop Education Materials. See Bega Valley education and information Fact Sheets Deliver required resources		Monitor Resource Use If necessary reallocate and redesign to sustain implementation.  See SESIAHS Lessons Learnt - Sustainability
Communication		Develop a Communication Plan See the SESIAHS Lesson Summary - Communication		Implement the Communication Plan. See the Education Fact Sheets that Bega Valley developed to communicate about their program. Talk about the Balance and Falls Prevention project at every opportunity. Identify how results will flow back to the project.		Review Communication Plan Celebrate Successes!