Policy & Guidelines
Policies
National Falls Prevention Plan
Fall Injury among Older People
Management Policy to reduce in NSW Health - NSW Health Policy Directive
National Falls Prevention for Older people Plan - PDF ~295kb
2004 onwards (Published July 2005)
Preventing Injuries from Falls: The National Strategy 2005-2015
New Zealand's National Falls Prevention Strategy
Guidelines
Australian Commission on Safety and Quality in Healthcare
Preventing Falls and Harm from Falls in Older People: Best Practice guidelines for Australian Hospitals, Residential Aged Care Facilities and Community Care 2009
These guidelines were endorsed by the Australian Health Ministers at their meeting in November 2009. There are separate complete guidelines and shorter guidebooks for Hospitals, Residential Aged Care Facilities and Community Care as well as Fact Sheets and an Implementation Guideline.
Queensland Stay on Your Feet® Falls Prevention Guidelines
Queensland Stay on Your Feet® Community Good Practice Guidelines
American Geriatric Society Guidelines
Special Series: Clinical Practice - American Geriatrics Society, British Geriatrics Society, and American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons Panel on Falls Prevention
Guideline for the Prevention of Falls in Older Persons - PDF ~173kb