A GLASGOW-based programme which helps cut the number of accidental deaths in homes is being extended.
Falling over at home is the main cause for accidental deaths among the elderly in Scotland and the number one cause of unplanned hospital admissions.
Now the Glasgow Falls Prevention Programme is changing the way patients are treated after a fall.
Elderly patients are offered a full range of support services including occupational therapy, physiotherapy and exercises classes.
The programme receives more than 180 referrals a month and has now been rolled out across Greater Glasgow and Clyde.
Julie Cunningham from the Community Falls Prevention Programme is delighted that it has become so successful and wants other health staff and patients to know of the support services the programme offers.
She said: "We want to make patients are aware that the service is available to support them and offer them a helping hand when they leave hospital.
"The aim of the programme is to prevent people having further falls by providing a comprehensive falls screening service, health education, exercise, rehabilitation and inward referral.
"We work with other health staff on the frontline to identify any patient who may benefit from the programme and do all we can to make sure they get the support they need."
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