Resources for clinicians to implement quality improvement including initiatives and ways to optimise their service delivery.
The healthcare improvement workbook was developed to support local teams with quality improvement tools and enable service improvements with existing resources and limited budgets.
A repository of all resources produced by the National Hip Fracture Database (NHFD) for patients and carers.
All key performance indicators (KPIs) measure performance against guidance and clinical standards for hip fracture care from NICE.
Collaboration is key to improvement. As such, we have created a platform for services to share improvement stories.
A repository of all resources produced by the National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) for healthcare professionals, patients and carers.
Latest NAIF webinar NAIF 2025 Q4 webinar: 2025 annual report – Stepping towards improvement
Created for clinicians, Supporting best and safe practice in post-fall management in inpatient settings clarifies what constitutes a post-fall check for injury. By providing guidance on how to implement best practice in post-fall management processes, training and competencies.
The information sheet contains the details of the audit methodology. The audit proforma contains the dataset. To see how the audit dataset is linked to NICE Guidance please view the mapping document.
The National Audit of Inpatient Falls (NAIF) has collaborated with partners to produce a new vision assessment tool which enables ward staff to quickly assess a patient’s eyesight in order to help prevent them falling or tripping while in hospital.
FLS-DB has created a series of videos including support sessions and exchanges for service improvement.
As part of an ongoing quality improvement plan for the NHS England and Wales, the Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) is now live and collecting information on fragility fractures diagnosed from 1 January 2016.
FLS-DB has created a series of videos including support sessions and exchanges for services.
The FallSafe and CareFall e-learning modules have been developed for nurses and junior doctors, but are relevant for all healthcare professionals interested in falls prevention.
The Fracture Liaison Service Database (FLS-DB) collects data on a secure web tool, hosted by Crown Informatics. This page contains video guides on how to use the web tool.
People with low bone density and a tendency to fall are at risk of a fragility fracture and those who sustain one such fracture are at high risk of another. There are approved treatments for low bone density and interventions to reduce falls risk, but they are not offered to most patients who should be on treatment.
