In this blog, Jayne Flood, Falls Prevention Practitioner at East Kent Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, describes how her team introduced ‘yellow kits’* to assist patients at high risk of falls in A&E, and evaluated their impact.
*Developed in partnership with Medline Industries Ltd.
This is a tool for the boards of NHS trusts and foundation trusts to accompany the Guidance for boards on Freedom to Speak Up in NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts (cross referred with page numbers in the tool) and the Supplementary information on Freedom to Speak Up in NHS trusts and NHS foundation trusts.
The executive lead for Freedom to Speak Up (FTSU) should use the guidance and this tool to help the board reflect on its current position and the improvement needed to meet the expectations of NHS England and NHS Improvement and the National Guardian’s Office.