National Survey: Post-falls management in care homes

Do you work with older people living in care homes who experience falls?

Care home staff, and healthcare staff working in acute, community, primary and emergency care across England are invited to take part in a short online survey. The survey will map processes and procedures used immediately after older people fall in care homes (known as post-falls management). The survey is part of a research programme at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust.

The survey will help understand how falls are currently managed and identify barriers and facilitators to shared decision-making. We’ll use findings to inform principles for post-falls management in care homes, with the intention of improving care for residents.

Taking part will involve completing a one-off survey, which is estimated to take no more than 15 minutes to complete.

The link below takes you to REDCap (Research Electronic Data Capture) which is an online application for research surveys. Here you can read the study information page and decide if you wish to take part. 

If you are interested in completing the survey, please click here.

The survey will close on 28th February.

If you have any questions, please get in touch with the Chief Investigator: Fran Hallam-Bowles, nuhnt.postfalls@nhs.net.