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Course Summary

Last year, the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published updated guidance aimed at reducing the risk and impact of falls. Our Falls Prevention online training course equips you with the practical knowledge and tools needed to implement NICE Falls guidance effectively.

Discover how to prevent and reduce falls across a range of settings including hospital inpatient care, residential care, and community settings, while improving safety, confidence, and quality of life for those in your care.

Explore how to identify risk and carry out comprehensive falls risk assessments, enabling earlier intervention and more personalised care. You will also learn how to deliver effective falls management through a multidisciplinary approach, alongside dedicated insights into the roles of physiotherapy and occupational therapy in falls prevention.

This interactive course equips you with the necessary skills and knowledge to develop and implement effective falls prevention strategies in your organisation. Learn how to report and respond to falls effectively.

Attend to empower your team and strengthen your approach to make falls prevention part of everyday practice.

I really enjoyed it. It was useful to hear about some of the good practice going on.
Jane Hinchliffe, Touchstone

Overall very informative
Monsura Mahmud, Solace Women's Aid

Very engaging, the trainer spoke with excellent passion and knowledge. Sparked off lots of ideas for how I can integrate this approach into my organisation's practice
Joanne Baldwin, Oasis Domestic Abuse Service

Really interesting and insightful and will prompt some local conversations.
Victoria Woodward, Wigan Council

Course Outcomes

Understand and apply the Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk NICE guideline
Identify individuals at increased risk of falls across different care settings
Undertake comprehensive, multifactorial falls risk assessments
Apply evidence-based medical, therapy, and environmental interventions
Support engagement and sustained participation in falls prevention programmes
Contribute to integrated, multidisciplinary approaches to falls prevention

Agenda

10:00 - 10:10

Introduction

Welcome and opening remarks
Course overview and learning objectives

10:10 – 11:00

NICE Guidance, Identifying Risk and Comprehensive Falls Risk Assessment

Overview of the Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk NICE guideline
What constitutes a fall
Identifying people at risk of falls in hospital, care home, and community settings
Key multifactorial falls risk factors and clinical red flags
Conducting a comprehensive falls risk assessment
Appropriate medical examinations and investigations

11:00 – 11:15

Morning Break

11:15 – 11:45

Comprehensive Falls Management: A Multidisciplinary Approach

Translating assessment findings into effective management plans
Integrating medical, physiotherapy, occupational therapy, and environmental interventions
Communication and coordination across services to prevent recurrent falls

11:45 - 12:00

Break

12:00 - 12:30

Occupational Therapy and Falls Prevention

The occupational therapy role in falls prevention
Functional and activity analysis
Environmental risk factors and home hazard interventions
Preventing inpatient falls and care home falls
Embedding falls prevention into everyday care practice

12:30 - 13:30

Lunch

13:30 - 14.00

Physiotherapy Approaches to Falls Prevention

Assessment of strength, balance, gait, and functional mobility
Evidence‑based exercise interventions for falls prevention
Early rehabilitation and reconditioning strategies
Supporting engagement and long‑term adherence to exercise programmes

14:00 - 14:20

Supporting People Receiving Falls Assessment or Intervention

Medication review and optimisation
Home hazard assessment and environmental modification
Falls prevention exercise programmes
Supporting confidence, independence, and self‑management

14:20 - 14.50

Breakout Groups: Developing an Effective Falls Prevention Strategy

Sharing challenges and best practice across services
Developing integrated, system‑wide falls prevention approaches
Engaging senior leaders and key stakeholders

14:50 - 15:00

Close of Course

Course Leaders

Dr Pradeep Deshpande

Consultant in Rehabilitation Medicine
Hull University Teaching Hospital NHS Trust

Dr Deshpande has extensive experience in the medical assessment and rehabilitation of people at risk of falls. His expertise includes multifactorial falls risk assessment, medication management, complex comorbidities, and rehabilitation‑led approaches aligned with NICE guidance.

Hannah Hayland

Physiotherapist – Falls Prevention

Hannah Hayland is an experienced physiotherapist specialising in falls prevention, functional rehabilitation, and mobility optimisation. She focuses on evidence‑based exercise programmes and practical strategies to reduce falls risk across care settings.

Raj Senniappan

Consultant Occupational Therapist / Director of Rehabilitation

Raj Senniappan specialises in occupational therapy‑led falls prevention across inpatient wards, community services, and care homes. His work focuses on functional independence, environmental risk management, prevention of inpatient and care home falls, and sustainable system‑wide falls prevention strategies.

CPD

This course is CPD Certified.

Contribute 7 hours towards your Continuing Professional Development (CPD) and receive a certificate of attendance.

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