Falls: assessment and prevention in older people and in people 50 and over at higher risk

Update information

April 2025: This guideline updates and replaces the NICE guideline on falls (CG161, published June 2013).

Minor changes since publication

May 2025: We changed recommendation 1.2.1 to clarify that people in a hospital inpatient setting or a residential care setting do not need to meet any other criteria for a comprehensive falls assessment.

ISBN: 978-1-4731-6888-6