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    ARRC mini-collaborative

    Wellington-based collaborative to assist age-related residential care (ARRC) facilities learn about quality improvement.

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    Ask, Assess, Act

    The Commission has developed the ask, assess, act initiative, as clinical guidelines recommend routine screening for falls risk for all older people.

  • Clinical care standard for hip fracture care

    Consultation on the clinical care standard for hip fracture care from the Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Health Care.

  • DHB Assessment Tools and Care Plans

    The Commission recommends evidence-based approaches to risk assessment and care planning and promotes consistency in these processes at a national level.

  • Australia and New Zealand hip fracture registry

    The Australia and New Zealand hip fracture registry provides a database and system for the collection and reporting of data, aligned to the standard, and a learning opportunity to help provide the best care we can to hip fracture patients.

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    Patient Information

    The patient information pack has been designed for help facilitate a conversation with patients (and their families/whānau) about what they can do to reduce their risk of falling while they are in hospital, and when they go home.

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    Primary and community care

    Working closely with ACC the Reducing Harm from Falls programme is focusing on harm in community settings.

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    Falls Prevention: New Zealand module – Releasing Time to Care (The Productive Ward)

    The falls prevention module for the Releasing Time to Care (The Productive Ward) toolkit has been customised for the New Zealand environment by the Commission.

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    Signalling System

    This system of symbols is intended to enable all staff in contact with patients to easily see what assistance they need to mobilise safely.

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    Vitamin D is essential for good health

    Prescribed vitamin D is widely recommended around the world for reducing falls and fall-related injuries in older people who are at a higher risk of vitamin D deficiency.

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