HNY Policy and Pathway Repository - Humber

The Hull and East Riding Integrated Fall’s Service is a Therapy and Nursing service without direct medical assessment and intervention. It is commissioned to provide therapeutic assessment and Intervention to adults over the age of 18 who are registered with a Hull or East Riding GP who have had 1 or more fall, in the past 6 months.

The Falls team is not an urgent response service - refer to Intermediate care or UCR team for an urgent response

Exclude RED flag symptoms

Sufficient medical review (to be fed back to the service) r/o medical reason for fall

Urgent response consider intermediate care

If immediate intervention is required i.e. to prevent hospital admission and requires urgent MDT assessment – clinicians should seek advice from or refer to the intermediate care team

The falls service is not a community rehabilitation service, any patient requiring rehabilitation should be referred to the community rehabilitation services.

Consider review if reason for fall is medical i.e. loss of consciousness consider referral to level 3 falls team

CGA refer to jean Bishop

To reduce further risk of fall – please consider: 

• Optician referral
• Advice against ill-fitting footwear
• Advice to remove loose carpets/rugs
• Complete a medication review
• Referral for lifeline

Patients  must be registered with a Hull or East Riding GP (except Pocklington)

Over the age of 18

One or more fall in the last 6 months

Referrals

NHS E-Referral

Email referral form to CHCP.247111@nhs.net

CHCP Hull and ERY Falls Service - Guidance for Referrers 2024