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| Reducing Slips, Trips, Wobbles and Near Misses, Southampton SO18 1HZ, 24 June 2008 |
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The Southampton Falls Prevention Team is a year old in 2008 and last year on National Falls Awareness day they held a stand in a local Sainsbury Supermarket. They were able to offer advice and literature to anyone enquiring, blood pressure checks and information on local activity/fitness groups with taster sessions i.e. demonstrations in the shopping precinct.
As the Team has expanded this year they plan to run two stands on opposite sides of the City (Shirley and Bitterne Sainsburys) giving advice on falls with both the causes and consequences, leaflets and blood pressure checks.
Contact: Amanda Barfield Tel: 023 80 294237 |
| National Falls Awareness Day, East Sussex TN40 2D2, 24 June 2008 |
The Bexhill Falls Prevention Service will be holding their event in the local shopping centre along with other community services.
Contact: Vivien Morgan Tel: 01424 755255 ext 5208 |
| Active Lifestyles Roadshow, Sevenoaks District, Kent - Various Locations, 23rd - 27th June 2008 |
West Kent Housing Association and community development charity West Kent Extra are running a series of events during the week of National Falls Awareness Day at seven sheltered housing schemes across the Sevenoaks District. These events will include quizzes and games, information displays and literature on fall prevention, professional advice on various healthy aging issues, healthy eating advice and food tasting sessions, and special activity sessions from dance to yoga.
Contact: Heather Walshe or Emma Kent Tel: 01732 749 400 |
| Falls Awareness Program, Royal Berkshire Hospital, RG1 5AN, 24th June 2008 |
This program is run by the Occupational Therapy team from Royal Berkshire Hospital and plans to create awareness about how to prevent Falls. Local services will be available for Falls prevention advice on the day from 1.30-4pm.
Contact: Raj Senniappan Tel: 0118 322 7560 |
| Exercise Class & Pavement Campaign, Horsham RH12 2DR, 23rd & 24th June 2008 |
West Sussex PCT will be holding an exercise class to live music for people in the community. This will be provided by New Harmonie. They will also be raising awareness of poor paving by posting cards to WSCC on 24th June and raising the issue in the local press.
Contact: Maureen Francis Tel: 01403 223211 |
| National Falls Awareness Day, Portsmouth PO6 4HG, 24th June |
The Community Rehab Team will be staffing a stand in the Paulsgrove & Wymering Healthy Living Centre. Literature and information will be available on falls prevention and healthy living, as well as professional advice from members of the team. All welcome.
Contact: Kevin Mitchell Tel: 023 9231 5820 |
| Falls Prevention Display, Redwood GU1 1QY, 23 June 2008 |
Care UK will be holding a falls prevention display with leaflets and talks for residents in their nursing assessment units.
Contact: Deirdre Timney Tel: 01483 532562 |
| Making Falls Prevention All Our Business, East Kent, CT1 3NG, 18-27 June 2008 |
Falls and bone health study day for health professionals on 18th June. All attendees will be provided with packs and asked to stage an event on their ward/dept, e.g, information sharing. All hospital falls link workers will display information. On 24/6 we will also link with in patient safety and launch our new falls screening tool aimed at promoting multi-factorial assessment and interventions to reduce harmful falls in hospital. This will include actions for ensuring safety in patients with confusion, delirium, incontinence and alcohol abuse. All wards, A/E, X Ray, Outpatients Departments, Osteoporosis Unit and therapies department will display and give out information about falls and bone health. The aim is to get everyone involved in the care of older people involved at Kent and Canterbury, William Harvey, and Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother Hospitals in Kent.
Contact: Debbie Janaway Tel: 01227 766877 x73723 |
| Falls Breakfast BBQ & Tai Chi Taster, Surrey North KT16 0PZ, 24 June 2008 |
North Surrey PCT are working with the local implementation Group which include, Borough Councils, Voluntary Agencies, meals on wheels, community centres and clubs, to have display boards and information packs for distribution. The Community hospitals will host their own events. There will be a Tai Chi taster session in one of the centres to complement the Tai Chi already in place. The Falls team are having a breakfast barbecue with the proceeds to enable them to have slipper swops and falls prevention awareness classes in the community centres early Autumn. All prevention classes are ongoing.
Contact: Anne Ralphson Tel: 01932 722373 |
| Falls Awareness & Prevention Roadshow, Shepway and Ashford CT19 2BX, 23-27 June 2008 |
Shepway and Ashford Falls Prevention service will be manning stands in Tenterden, Ashford, Folkestone, New Romney and Hythe each morning followed by talks and presentations at alternative locations during the afternoons. These will cover Falls Prevention and exercise advice with information and professionals in place to give advice where needed. The presentations will cover the main points of falls prevention and will hopefully be entertaining as well as informative. If anyone wishes to attend then please call for details.
Contact: Lesley Daniels, Peter Ellis, Nic Streader Tel: 01303 854488 |
| Living in Safety, Canterbury District, CT6 5JJ, 24 June 2008 |
The event is to be held between 10.30am and 3.00pm at the Central Bandstand, Central Parade, Herne Bay. The event will promote safe living for the elderly and more vulnerable of our local residents and will include representatives from the Kent Energy Centre, HomeSafe, Kent Fire & Rescue, Shopmobility,Occupational Therapy Service, Stroke Association and local handyperson service etc.
Contact: Andy Birkett Tel: 01227 862595 |
| Falls Awareness in Priory Meadow, Hastings, East Sussex TN34 1PJ, 24 June 2008 |
Information displays and one to one advice from the Hastings and Rother Falls Prevention Service and partner organsiations to help you stay safe and independent. Theme is Stepping Out and we hope to have displays of activities you could join in with to help you keep stepping out.
Contact: Angela Broomfield Tel: 01424 457139 |
| Falls Roadshow, Montem Leisure Centre, SL1 2QG, 24 June 2008 |
A range of activities for the Slough Roadshow have been planned and include Tai Chi seated exercise and parachute games. We will also have stalls with information to promote a healthy lifestyle thus reducing the risk of falling. Information stands will include 50+ activities, Healthy Walks programme, Libraries and a whole host of others. A physio will be on hand to give information on how to get up after a fall and tips on how to prevent falling. Coffee and tea will be provided free of charge.
Contact: Helen Carr Tel: 01753 894705 |
| Falls Awareness Day, Eastbourne BN20 to BN23, 24 June 2008 |
Local PCT Falls Team will hold an Interactive Session; Community Pharmacist talk about Medication & Falls and follow with medication reviews; introduction to Therabands; supply of Falls Prevention Leaflets; Showing of Falls Prevention DVD.
Contact: Sue Grimer Tel: 01323 638474 |
| Pavement Hazard Spotting, High Wycombe & Aylesbury, 24 June 2008 |
To celebrate National Falls Awareness Day Buckinghamshire PCT have organised a series of events including town centre walks with balloons & info bags, poster displays in leisure centres throughout the area, links to health walks that day, a skydive on 28th June by the falls prevention coordinator and a relaunch of the online falls & osteoporosis module to GPs and other health professionals.
Contact: Catherine Erbetta Tel: 01494 426995 |
| Exercise is Fun, Wokingham & Woodley RG40 & RG5, 23-24 June 2008 |
Monday afternoon will be taster sessions for seated/standing exercises and Tai Chi. Tuesday morning will be taster sessions for Tai Chi. At both sessions light refreshments will be available, opportunity for blood pressure checks, information about avoidance of falls and Assistive Technology. There will be an opporunity to exchange worn walking stick and walking frame ferrules.
Contact: Hazel Berry/Karen Arding Tel: 0118 974 6835/6954 |
| Balance & Bones, Arun, Worthing and Adur, West Sussex BN17 5ED, 24 June 2008 |
The Partnership for Older People Project are running three separate events from 10am-2pm outside Boots (High St) Bognor, Guildbourne Centre (Worthing) and also Holmbush Centre in Shoreham. The events will raise awareness of risks such as osteoporosis, identify individuals at risk, and offer intervention looking at opportunities for physical activities in local area.
Contact: Paul Knight Tel: 01903 738991 |
| Romsey Locality Team, Romsey Market SO51 7ZA, 24 June 2008 |
Team members from the Romsey Locality Team will be running a stall in the market ploace at Romsey promoting falls awareness.
Contact: Frances Curtis Tel: 01794 834715 |
| Information Stands, Throughout Berkshire, 24 June 2008 |
Berkshire East PCT will be running information stands in local high streets, shopping centres, community hospital wards, at the day hospital and acute hospital, in day centres and at the local sports centre.
Contact: Anya Ryan Tel: 01753 636500 |
| National Falls Awareness Day, Paulsgrove PO6 4JD, 24 June 2008 |
Promotion day for existing class which supports falls awareness. Fitness class for balance/strength/flexibility taught by qualified specialist postural support instructor 11am & 2.30pm at the community centre - booking essential.
Contact: Sharon Fisher Tel: 023 9237 0643 |
| Stepping Out! St Richard's Hospital PO19 6SE, 24 June 2008 |
Royal West Sussex NHS Trust will be spreading awareness amongst the hospital visitors and members of staff.
Contact: Kiran Katikaneni Tel: 01243 788122 ex 5180 |
| Falls Reduction Advice Centre, QEQM Hospital, Margate CT9 4AN, 24 June 2008 |
Stall set up within main reception of QEQM Hospital, at the entrance to fracture clinic to give both Occupational therapy advice and guidance and Physiotherapy advice and guidance on balance re-education and falls reduction strategies. Information also available to reduce the risk factors of falling and where to go for help.
Contact: Jim Fahie Tel: 01843 254135 |
| Stepping Out! Wokingham Hospital WRVS Canteen, RG41 2RE, 24 June 2008 |
An Information Display including a video demonstrating "Getting up from the floor after a fall". In the WRVS Canteen from 10am to 12 midday.
Contact: Jenny Tippett Tel: 0118 949 5106 |
| Steady Steps, Northcroft Leisure Centre, Northcroft Lane, Newbury, 24 June 2008 |
Falls Prevention Class 9.30-10.30 followed by social coffee morning and quiz/wordsearch.
Contact: Ebony Shaw Tel: 01635 519557 |
| Falls Awareness Day, Petersfield Hospital Foyer GU32 3LB, 24 June 2008 |
Staff from Laurel Assessment Unit at Petersfield Hospital are holding a display to promote falls awareness. They are concentrating on the importance of correct footwear and being aware of home hazards. They are also going to talk about the LAU service offers to fallers.
Contact: Rhian Harries Tel: 01730 263221 |
| Reducing the Risks, Farnham Hospital GU9 9QL, 24 June 2008 |
The day aims to promote falls prevention amongst older people and will include a variety of professionals from the statutory and voluntary sector hosting tables. Each of these will be promoting the services they provide to those older people who have fallen or are at risk of falling, as well as identifying the support available to those who care for those at risk. The event, will run from 10am to 3pm and be held at Farnham Hospital Farnham. Older people from across the region are being invited to join in to find out what they can do to prevent falls.
Contact: Helen Paterson Tel: 01483 782524 |
| Love Your Bones Day, Mountbatten Leisure Centre, Portsmouth PO2 9QA, 25 June 2008 |
Love your bones links national osteoporosis month and national falls awareness with a wide programme of information and advice to patients, the public and health professionals on all aspects of osteoporosis and falls prevention. It is a free event, starting at 0930 with an exhibition and refreshments.
Contact: Jill Phipps Tel: 01329 224531 |
| Falls Prevention Day, Lymington, Hampshire SO41 8QD, 24 June 2008 |
Lymington Hospital staff will be holding a falls prevention display in the foyer of Lymington New Forest Hospital. Leaflets and information will be available on falls prevention and healthy living, as well as advice from members of the team and the falls prevention coordinator.
Contact: Sue Morris Tel: 02380 423262 |
| Coffee Morning, Oxfordshire OX28 4GJ, 24 June 2008 |
We are holding a coffee morning across the county in care homes, community hospitals and day centres. In total 22 venues are taking part, many will be offering a taster seated exercise session and a falls talk. Leaflets and health promotion material will be available.
Contact: Antoinette Broad Tel: 01993 209556 |
| Falls Awareness, Medway, Kent ME7 5NY, 24 June 2008 |
Public display stand in hospital entrance containing information from Help The Aged, Community Falls Service, Osteoporosis Service and the hospitals own falls risk management. Aimed at Public and all hospital staff.
Contact: Darren Little Tel: 01634 830000 ext 3708 |
| Falls Prevention Surgery, Brighton BN1 2PN, 24 June 2008 |
I will be setting up a stall in my local GP surgery,giving out leaflets,advice and promoting the day.
Contact: Sara Baxter Tel: 01273 278056 |
