The National Falls and Bone Health Audit: implications for UK emergency care.

Introduction: The National Clinical Audit of Falls and Bone Health, coordinated by the Royal College of Physicians, assesses progress in implementing integrated falls services across the UK against national standards and enables benchmarking between service providers. Nationally, falls are a leading contributor towards mortality and morbidity in older people and account for 700,000 visits to emergency departments and 4 million annual bed days in England alone.

Methods: Two rounds of national organisational audit in 2005 and 2008 and one national clinical audit in 2006 were carried out based on indicators developed by a multidisciplinary group.

Is urinary continence considered in the assessment of older people after a fall in England and Wales? Cross-sectional clinical audit results.

Objectives: To investigate adherence to the urinary function assessments of the national falls guidelines for England and Wales.

Study Design: Secondary data analysis of the 2006 National Clinical Audit of Falls and Bone Health.

Setting: Acute hospitals in the UK.