Adult Social Care Network: 'Preventing falls’ event

Are you interested in exploring how the Adult Social Care sector across Devon, Cornwall and Somerset can collaborate to improve care services and outcomes?

Would you like to discuss ideas in a safe and open environment, share your knowledge, and find out what we’re each doing to prevent falls in our region?

This event is designed to explore the ways in which Adult Social Care can support the NHS to prevent/reduce avoidable admissions, improve the transfer of care, improve patient flow, support with reducing the length of stay in hospital and look at how research, innovation and tests of change can support the long-term improvements and impact of patient experience with help from the Adult Social Care sector.

Our September event will cover:

• Falls prevention: why it matters
  • Why falls should be prevented.
  • What is working according to the research.
  • What we need to consider to get research into practice.
• What can we do tocollectively prevent falls in our region?
• An insight into the FaME intervention (falls management exercise)
• What can we test, trial, or innovate?
• Aligning, sharing, and learning in a safe and open environment from across the region
• Health Innovation Network: Who we are and how we can support you

Who should attend?

This is an inclusive and informal opportunity for attendees to connect and learn from each other, including:

Care providers, registered managers, local authorities, NHS staff, ICSs, care coordinators, occupational therapists, charities, care homes, domiciliary care providers, project/programmes managers, improvement & transformation teams, primary care, trusts, physiotherapists, commissioners, care workers, carers, friends and family members of people being cared for and/or experts by experience.

Why should I attend and what will I get out of this event?

You will learn about what other people in the South West are doing to support the prevention of falls across health and care services and care provision.

You will be able to meet new connections, network and share ideas and good practice.

What sets this event apart?

Our Network events are all FREE, friendly and conversational with attendees from a range of backgrounds. You are welcome to engage as much as you like through the chat function. However, there is no pressure to speak if you don’t want to. It is a unique opportunity for you to be inspired and gain insight into the way others improve and make positive changes across the sector.