Update information
April 2025: Changes have been made to align this quality standard with the updated NICE guideline on falls. Statement 7 (2015) on multifactorial risk assessment for older people presenting for medical attention has been removed as this population is included in statement 2. Statements 8 and 9 (2015) on strength and balance training and home hazard assessment and interventions following a fall have been removed because these interventions would be measured as part of statement 3, where relevant for individual patients. Statements 1, 2 and 3 (2017) have been updated to reflect changes to the updated NICE guideline on falls. Links, definitions, data sources and source guidance sections have also been updated throughout. The definition of falls has been amended to align with that in the updated NICE guideline on falls.
Minor changes since publication
March 2022: Links to the National Patient Safety Agency's rapid response report on essential care after an inpatient fall in quality statements 4 to 6 have been updated.
January 2017: This quality standard was updated by adding 3 new statements to the 2015 version (quality statements 1 to 3). All statements prioritised in 2015 were retained. The 3 new statements were originally intended to form a separate quality standard on falls prevention. However, the statements have been combined with the 2015 statements so that there is a single quality standard covering prevention of falls and assessment after a fall.