Exercise is crucial for improving strength and balance, which greatly reduces falls. As part of #FallsAwarenessWeek, we're bringing you a daily #MovetoImprove exercise. Today’s exercise focuses on 𝙃𝙞𝙥 𝘼𝙗𝙙𝙪𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣. #ThinkFalls #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek

Vitamin D is essential for bone health. This is important in terms of falls prevention and management. Here are some useful information and tips on Vitamin D. #FallsAwarenessWeek

That’s it amazing. Great to see Brendan involved in the Falls campaign and adding a patient’s perspective. Well done to H5U2 great to see patient’s actively participating. This is what the week is all about. #PatientFirst #FallsAwarenessWeek

Day 3 Falls Awareness Week St James's Hospital MDT members at Falls Awareness stands in the main concourse and MISA. Promoting Falls Awareness & Action. #FallsAwarenessWeek #MDT Sharon Slattery

Thanks to the wonderful team selina Niamh Murphy Julie O' Grady who had an extremely difficult job today judging the Best Ward Falls Awareness Campaign. The wards showed a real team effort, wonderful creatively and great to see patient involvement. Sharon Slattery St James's Hospital

Great to be part of the workshops. Really enjoyed our Falls discussion especially in terms of dancing and movement. Dancing is great fun and has a role in falls prevention. #FallsAwarenessWeek #MoveToImprove #DanceAndHealth

Falls Awareness is essential so that we can take action to prevent future falls. Falls can happen at any age so it’s never to early to commence your fall prevention planning. #FallsAwarenessWeek Sharon Slattery Hilary Coates Alison Enright

Urinary incontinence can be linked to increased falls. It’s important if you are experiencing incontinence to discuss it with your Healthcare Professional so that a management plan can be tailored for you and put in place. #FallsAwarenessWeek Sharon Slattery leah walker

Day 4 - Falls Awareness Week saw Falls & the Incontinence Group collaborate & deliver Falls/Incontinence MDT simulation education. Great participation from Allied Health Staff, Medical Interns & the Staff on 4Ward St James's Hospital. #MDT. Sharon Slattery leah walker Niamh Murphy

Good balance is essential in the fight against falls. You will see great results if you practice this exercise daily. Sharon Slattery Niamh Murphy @physiotutorium

Exercise is crucial for improving strength and balance, which greatly reduces falls. As part of #FallsAwarenessWeek, we're bringing you a daily #MovetoImprove exercise. Today’s exercise focuses on 𝙗𝙖𝙡𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚. #ThinkFalls #FallsPreventionAwarenessWeek

We're celebrating #FallsAwarenessWeek this week & our theme for the week is 'From Awareness to Action'. In this video, bit.ly/3Rynyxl, some of our key stakeholders give some helpful tips on what action can be taken to prevent falls. #ThinkFalls #Patientsafety

Day 5 #FallsAwarenessWeek St James's Hospital saw the delivery of our final Falls/Incontinence simulation at the HCA Networking and Education Study Day. Excellent participation & interaction from the group. #MDT #PatientSafety Sharon Slattery leah walker Deborah O'Dea Sharon O Hara

A fitting way to end a great Falls Awareness week with a strength & balance class with patients in Creative Life St James's Hospital. Led by Physio Student Conor & supported by Physio Aisling it was fantastic to see great patient participation. #FallsAwarenessWeek #MoveToImprove

Congratulations to Kilmainham ward 👏St James's Hospital who were awarded the Best Overall Falls Awareness Campaign. The ward was full of falls prevention advice & staff delivered 1:1 patient fall’s education. Quality board showed great improvements. #FallsAwarenessWeek

Congratulations to Victor Synge Ward (Medical), Rialto Ward (MedEL) & Colles Ward (Surgical) who were selected by our judges as having the best Falls Awareness Campaigns in their specialties 👏. Incredible to see such falls creativity. #FallsAwarenessWeek #PatientSafety #Teamwork

Best Falls Awareness Campaign St James's Hospital had honorable mentions for both Private 1 Ward and St. Kevin’s Ward. It was amazing to see all the falls campaign’s throughout the week. Well done to all who participated. The real winner 🏆 was Falls Awareness & Patient Safety.

My highlights of #FallsAwarenessWeek St James's Hospital are increased Falls Awareness ✅ Patient participation ✅ MDT teamwork ✅ Fun ✅. Thanks to everyone for all the support & a great week. #ThinkFalls #MoveToImprove

Irish gerontology conference 2023- delighted to present a poster for falls and syncope patient satisfaction survey St James Hospital #sjh

Delighted to have my Falls poster accepted for the @DMHospitalGroup conference today highlighting the fantastic creative wards Falls Awareness campaigns St James's Hospital during Falls Awareness Week 2023. Sharon Slattery