Some people can fall or are at risk of falling in hospital. Making sure you do not fall is very important to us.
When you are in hospital, we will work out whether you have a risk of falling, and how high that risk is. If you are at high risk of falling, we:
- will talk with you and your family or carers about this and work together to make a plan to keep you safe from falls.
- will work out if you need supervision, or to call for assistance from staff to do things like get out of bed, walk to the bathroom or around the ward.
- will work out if you are safer with your bed rails up or down.
- will watch to see how you are recovering and make a plan to help you stay safe once you leave hospital.
- may place a sign above your bed so staff know that you may need help moving around.
- may ask other health care workers to help us work out how likely you are to fall. They might look at how you walk, your balance and if you need any equipment to help you.
Please talk to us if you have any concerns about falls.
You can read more about Staying safe from falls in hospital (PDF, 2982.02 KB), including what you can do to stay safe.
