Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda University Health Board
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Caerdydd a’r Fro
Bwrdd Iechyd Addysgu Powys
Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru
Cardiff and Vale University Health Board
Powys Teaching Health Board
Public Health Wales
Innovation and collaboration in NHS Wales
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Generations unite for falls awareness scheme
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Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Cwm Taf University Health Board
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Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Felindre Velindre NHS Tust
Ymddiriedolaeth GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans Cymru Welsh Ambulance Services NHS Trust
Bwrdd Iechyd Prifysgol Hywel Dda
A collaborative scheme bringing University is Health Board children and older adults together to learn about how falls can be prevented. This project received the NHS Judges’ Award at the MediWales Innovation Iechyd Cyhoeddus Cymru Awards.
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Public Health Wales
Falls cost timeYmddiriedolaeth and money for GIG Gwasanaethau Ambiwlans the NHS, particularly when they Cymru Welsh Ambulance Services result in hospital admissions, NHS Trust surgery and consequential long-term care. Staying Steady Schools is an intergenerational falls awareness scheme that brings together primary school children and older adults to learn about risk factors for falls, how to reduce them and what services are available to help in the area.
Primary schools in the Cardiff & Vale area hold sessions and invite older adults to attend such as neighbours, relatives and other local residents. The sessions are facilitated by healthcare students from Cardiff University and Cardiff Metropolitan University, who are trained by staff from Cardiff & Vale University Health Board and Public Health Wales. Information is delivered in a format that is
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designed to be interesting and memorable for the children. In addition to improving attendees’ knowledge of how to prevent and deal with falls, sessions encourage intergenerational social interaction and formation of links to strengthen the local community. By utilising university students and schools to deliver sessions,
the scheme requires only minimal input from NHS staff to induct students, resulting in little time or financial cost to the NHS. There is potential to scale and spread the scheme across Wales and beyond, with capacity for further university students to be involved from other relevant professions.
